BMS 620 (BMS 620)

1. The wife of a patient who is taking haloperidol calls the clinic and reports that her husband has taken the first dose of the drug and it is not having a therapeutic effect. An appropriate response by the nurse would be A) ìContinue the prescribed dose. It may take several days to work.î B) ìI'll ask the nurse practitioner if the dosage can be increased.î C) ìI'll ask the nurse practitioner if the haloperidol can be discontinued and another drug started.î D) ìI'll report this to the...

1. A 47-year-old woman has been diagnosed with open-angle glaucoma. Pilocarpine drops are prescribed. The nurse's assessment reveals that the patient has worn soft contact lenses for 15 years. The nurse will instruct the patient to 2. A patient is being discharged from the hospital and will be taking oxybutynin (Ditropan) for overactive bladder. The nurse will instruct the patient that she will be taking a medication 3. A patient is taking flavoxate hydrochloride (Urispas) to help control an ...

1. In which of the following patients would a nurse expect to experience alterations in drug metabolism? 2. A patient has a blood serum drug level of 50 units/mL. The drug's half-life is 1 hour. If concentrations above 25 units/mL are toxic and no more of the drug is given, how long will it take for the blood level to reach the nontoxic range? 3. A nurse has been administering a drug to a patient intramuscularly (IM). The physician discontinued the IM dose and wrote an order for the drug to b...

1. A patient has been prescribed zolpidem (Ambien) for short-term treatment of insomnia. Which of the following will the nurse include in a teaching plan for this patient? (Select all that apply.) A) The drug should not be used for longer than 1 month. B) It should be taken 1 hour to 90 minutes before going to bed. C) The drug does not cause sleepiness in the morning. D) One of the most common adverse effects of the drug is headache. E) It is available in both quick-onset and continuous-release ...