NUR 259 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Nasal Cannula, Phosphodiesterase Inhibitor, Tadalafil
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Nitroglycerin sublingual and oral spray nursing pharmacology and. It used to relieve or prevent chest pain. It is part of the drug family of nitrates and because of this it causes vasodilation of blood vessels. This will lead to an increase in blood supply going to the heart, which will help with decreasing its workload. As the nurse what can expect to see in your patient after they"ve received this medication: facial flushing, burning or tingling under tongue, headache, dizzy, hypotension. When a patient is having chest pain you will want to: notify md, follow orders: most facilities have standing orders for when a patient starts to have chest pain. They typically include: administering nitroglycerin and other drugs like morphine etc, placing patient on oxygen via nasal cannula to keep oxygen saturation within normal limits, obtaining a 12-lead ekg, drawing cardiac enzymes etc.
