Administration of Drugs
Figure 2.1 In following the “five + 1 rights” of medication administration, you always verify that the “right patient” is receiving the medication by using two identifiers, one of which…
Figure 2.1 In following the “five + 1 rights” of medication administration, you always verify that the “right patient” is receiving the medication by using two identifiers, one of which…
DRUG CLASSES Single sulfonamide agents Urinary anti-infective combinations Topical preparations PHARMACOLOGY IN PRACTICE Each chapter in this book features a specific case study corresponding to the drug therapy in each…
DRUG CLASSES Opioid antagonist An antagonist is a substance that counteracts the action of something else. A drug that is an opioid antagonist has a greater affinity for a cell…
DRUG CLASSES Fluoroquinolones As antibiotics become resistant to various microorganisms, researchers develop drugs that affect different portions of the bacterial cell. In Chapters 7 and 8 you read about how…
DRUG CLASSES Local anesthetics Preanesthetics General anesthetic agents Anesthesia is a loss of feeling or sensation. Anesthesia may be induced by various drugs that can bring about partial or complete…
NURSING ALERT Study the patterns used in the naming of drugs. This may help you to identify names and prevent medication errors. Certain portions of the drug name may be…
Figure 4.1 The nursing process as it relates to administration of medication. An ongoing assessment is one that is made at the time of each patient contact and may include…
Unless something disturbs a solution (e.g., extreme solute concentration or temperature), there is normally no reason to fear its stability, aside from potential microbial contamination. It should be remembered that…
where dm/dt = solute dissolution rate (kg · s−1) m = mass of dissolved material (kg) t = time (s) A = surface area of the solute particle (m2) D…
Figure 6.1 Hydrophilic colloid Hydrophilic groups attached to a colloidal particle can help particle stability by adding more repulsion between particles via electrostatic forces. Lyophobic colloids, in contrast (to lyophilic colloids),…