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Test Bank Focus on Nursing Pharmacology 8th Edition KarchCONTENTS Chapter 01 - Introduction to Drugs .................................................................................................... 2 Chapter 02 - Drugs and the Body .................................................................................................... 19 Chapter 03 - Toxic Effects of Drugs ................................................................................................. 35 Chapter 04 - The Nursi...

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The physician has ordered doxazosin mesylate (Cardura®) for a female patient. What important information should the nurse give this patient? a. She should weigh herself daily and report any weight loss to the physician. b. She must increase her potassium intake by eating more bananas and apricots. c. The impaired taste associated with the medication usually goes away in 2 to 3 weeks. d. She should take her first dose while lying down, because prazosin has a first-dose effect. - Answer D ...

The nurse is preparing to administer a first dose of an ACE inhibitor medication to a patient who is also being treated with lithium. What result should the nurse anticipate that from the interaction of the two drugs? A) Toxic level of lithium B) Decreased level of lithium C) Toxic level of the ACE inhibitor D) Decreased level of the ACE inhibitor - Answer A) Toxic level of lithium A patient has developed toxicity while receiving lisinopril. What action should the nurse expec...

An older adult patient is taking a sustained-release antihypertensive drug. What is the nurse's priority teaching point about this medication? "Take your blood pressure only at night." "Swallow the drug whole and do not to cut, crush, or chew it." "Take the drug before bedtime." "Use over-the-counter (OTC) drugs to control headache or cold symptoms." - Answer "Swallow the drug whole and do not to cut, crush, or chew it." Sustained-release drugs are suspended in a matrix sys...

Test Bank for Basic and Clinical Pharmacology 14th Edition By Bertram G. Katzung Chapter 1-66 Complete Guide A+ TEST BANK BASIC AND CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY 14th Edition By: Bertram Katzung TEST BANK Test Bank For Basic and Clinical Pharmacology 14th Edition by Bertram Katzung Table of Contents: Section I: Basic principles Chapter 1: Introduction: the nature of drugs & drug development & regulation Chapter 2: Drug receptors & pharmacodynamics Chapter 3: Pharmacokinetics & pharmacodynamics: rat...

Test Bank for Basic and Clinical Pharmacology 14th Edition Katzung Trevor Table of Contents Chapter 1. Introduction: The Nature of Drugs & Drug Development & Regulation .................................. 3 Chapter 2- Drug Receptors & Pharmacodynamics ............................................................................... 22 Chapter 3. Pharmacokinetics & Pharmacodynamics: Rational Dosing & the Time Course of Drug Action ........................................................................

Test Bank For Pharmacology and the Nursing Process 10th Edition By Linda Lilley All Chapters (1 - 58) 2023 Complete Questions and Answers A+ Chapter 01: The Nursing Process and Drug Therapy 4 Chapter 02: Pharmacologic Principles 8 Chapter 03: Lifespan Considerations 14 Chapter 04: Cultural, Legal, and Ethical Considerations 20 Chapter 05: Medication Errors: Preventing and Responding 25 Chapter 06: Patient Education and Drug Therapy 29 Chapter 07: Over-the-Counter Drugs and Herbal and Diet...

A physician has ordered subcutaneous injections of morphine, a narcotic, every 4 hours as needed for pain for a motor vehicle accident victim. The nurse is aware that there is a high abuse potential for this drug and that it is categorized as a Selected Answer: C-II drug. • Question 2 1 out of 1 points Glargine (Lantus) is an insulin analog that essentially has no peak and is usually administered: Selected Answer: Once a day. • Question 3 0 out of 1 po...