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Pharmacology For Nursing Practice (NR-293) NR293 May Pharmacology Exam 2 Study Guide-1.
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NR293 May 2017 Pharmacology Exam 2 Study Guide / Dr. Allen* Understand how to assess pain in the postoperative patient
* Know the uses of the herb feverfew
* Understand the uses of the drug gabapentin (Neurontin)
* Know the SIGNS of an opioid overdose
* Understand the indications for and the contraindications to the
use of acetaminophen (Tylenol)
* Be familiar with the contraindications to the use of opioids in
acute pain
* Understand the uses of local anesthesia
* Know the risk factors for a patient to have an unusual response
to general anesthesia
* Know how to treat postoperative hyperthermia related to
anesthesia
*Understand the side effects of benzodiazepines
* Know which drugs are effective for long-term treatment of
insomnia
*Understand the indications and contraindications for treatment
of migraines with “triptans”
* Know how to educate a patient taking phenytoin and its
therapeutic blood levels
* Understand the teaching points for patients newly prescribed
anti-epileptic drugs (AEDs)
* Understand how to administer IV phenytoin
* Know the FDA warnings associated with use of AEDs
* Understand the side effects of selegiline and its interactions
* Understand the wearing-off phenomenon when using anti-
Parkinson’s drugs
* Know the actions of haloperidol re: extrapyramidal side effects
* Understand the use of lithium levels in the management of
bipolar disorders
* Understand the effects of an overdose of tricyclic
antidepressants
* Know how to treat opioid withdrawal
* Understand the use of drugs in smoking cessation
* Know the emergency uses of epinephrine
* Understand the teaching points for and potential side effects of
beta-blocking drugs
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