NURSE-UN 240 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Biotransformation, Liver Function Tests, Opiate
10 Nov 2018
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The interaction can potentiate or diminish the actions of another drug; or it may alter the way a drug is metabolized, absorbed, or excreted: synergistic effect: effect resulting from two drugs acting synergistically. Loa: a nursing student assists the nurse in reviewing discharge instructions for the, a patient is transitioning from the hospital to the home environment. A home patient, who has a skin infection. He asks the nurse why he is placed on an antibiotic. The nurse determines the appropriate action for administering the meds according to: hospital policy, the prescriber"s orders, the patient"s size and muscle mass completing an occurrence form and notifying the patient"s hcp. This is: why admin meds, the nurse she has given the wrong dose. She acts by: the type of meds ordered, decision making, delegation, common sense, accountability, ***a nurse has withdrawn a narcotic from the med dispenser. Upon checking the drug, the nurse notices that the narcotic orders have expired.
