- Discarding all old medications.
- Creating a complete and accurate list of all medications the patient is taking.
- Only listing prescription medications.
- Relying on the patient's memory for their medication list.
No category found.
- Decreased levels of the first medication.
- Increased levels and potential toxicity of the first medication.
- No change in the levels of the first medication.
- Faster excretion of the first medication.
- Discard the remaining medication in the trash.
- Have another nurse witness and document the disposal of any wasted medication.
- Return the medication to the patient's bedside.
- Leave the medication unsecured.
- Glomerulus.
- Nephron.
- Renal artery.
- Ureter.
- Only psychological craving for the drug.
- Withdrawal symptoms if the drug is discontinued abruptly.
- The need for increasing doses to achieve the same effect.
- A desire to take the drug for pleasure.
- Administer it rapidly.
- Assess for IV patency and compatibility.
- Mix it with other IV medications.
- Administer it over 5 seconds regardless of drug.
- Increased absorption.
- Altered distribution.
- Altered metabolism.
- Altered excretion.
- A harmful and unintended response to a medication.
- Any unintended effect of a medication, expected or unexpected.
- An unavoidable, secondary drug effect at therapeutic doses.
- A life-threatening reaction to a medication.
- Blood pressure only.
- Heart rate only.
- Serum drug levels.
- Urine output only.
- Chew the tablet before swallowing.
- Crush the tablet before swallowing.
- Dissolve the tablet in water.
- Swallow the tablet whole.
- Time it takes for the drug to start working.
- Maximum therapeutic response of the drug.
- Duration of the drug's action.
- Time it takes for half of the drug to be eliminated.
- Ask the patient, "Are you John Smith?"
- Check the patient's room number.
- Compare the patient's name and date of birth on the medication administration record (MAR) with the patient's armband.
- Ask the patient's family member to identify them.
- Documenting the patient's complaints.
- Administering an antidote if available and prescribed.
- Increasing the drug dose.
- Discontinuing all medications.
- An inactive drug that becomes active after metabolism.
- An active drug that becomes inactive after metabolism.
- A drug that is excreted unchanged.
- A drug that is never metabolized.
- 15 degrees
- 30 degrees
- 45 degrees
- 90 degrees
- Decreased metabolism of other drugs.
- Increased metabolism of other drugs.
- Decreased excretion of other drugs.
- Increased absorption of other drugs.
