NURS 6521 Midterm: NURS 6521NMidterm Exam advanced pharmacology
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A nurse works in a private hospital and needs to administer some narcotic drugs to one of her patients. Narcotics to be used in the hospital are dispensed only with a written prescription. A patient has been receiving regular doses of an agonist for 2 weeks. Selected answer: the drug will decrease in effectiveness. A nurse is creating a plan of care for a 68-year-old woman with a recent diagnosis of unstable angina and new prescription for nitroglycerin. Acute pain, headache, related to adverse effects of drug therapy. A nurse is caring for a patient who abuses marijuana. The treatment for marijuana abuse consists mainly of. A nurse is caring for a patient who is in severe pain and is receiving an opioid analgesic. Selected answer: pain intensity, respiratory rate, and level of consciousness. A patient has been prescribed an oral drug that is known to have a high first- pass effect.