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are predictable and other times they are not and may be unrelated to the dosage. Some side effects are desirable and others are ...
Tachyphylaxis.The patient builds a tolerance to the drug due to the frequency in which the drug is administered. This occurs wit ...
The strength of a drug action is determined by the dose administered to a patient and how frequently the dose is administered. T ...
The method in which a drug is absorbed by flowing from a high concen- tration to a low concentration is called: (a) active diff ...
3 CHAPTER 41 Pharmacology and the Nursing Process Anyone who has spent a few nights in a hospital bed remembers being awak- ened ...
The Nursing Process The nursing process is a systematic way a nurse decides how to treat the patient’s responses to health and i ...
bed and also determines if the patient continues to get out of bed on a daily basis. If the patient continues to have no problem ...
The brand name, which is the name chosen by the drug manufacturer The official name that appears in the USP-NF When is the dru ...
What are the side effects and toxicity of the drug? A side effect is a physiological response in the patient’s body that is not ...
Patient information Before administering a drug, the nurse must review information about the patient to assure that the patient ...
Nursing Diagnosis The nurse develops a nursing diagnosis after analyzing information gained from assessing the patient. A nursin ...
Some drugs such as barbiturates, sedatives, and mood-altering medication interrupt the patient’s normal thought process, which c ...
GOAL STATEMENT At the heart of the care plan is a goal statement that specifies an expected out- come of the health care team’s ...
achieve the goal statement. An intervention must complement the goal statement, use available resources, follow protocols establ ...
time for questions and answers. Avoid rushing. If the information cannot be pre- sented in one session, plan several sessions. I ...
Impact of Cultural Influences in Drug Administration The cultural background of the patient and of the patient’s family can impa ...
ily’s health. However, in some cultures, although the female is responsible for providing and obtaining care, the oldest male is ...
Mother and the Fetus Many drugs cross the placenta, but only some of them can have an adverse effect on the fetus because of the ...
Other medications cannot be given to a mother who is breastfeeding because of the toxic effect the medication has on the baby (u ...
Fifty-one percent die from these reactions; 70 to 80 percent of the adverse re- actions are dose related. There are several impo ...
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