Capstone Pharm 1 Assessment Review With Complete Solutions

Common medication errors {Ans: - Wrong medication or IV fluid - Incorrect dose or IV rate - Wrong client, route or time - Administration of known allergic medication - Omission of dose - Incorrect discontinuation of medication - inaccurate prescribing - inadvertently giving a medication that has a similar name}Antiepileptic (AEDs) medications purpose {Ans: - control seizure disorders - slowing the entrance of sodium and calcium back into the neuron, thus extending the time it takes for the nerve to return to its active state and slows the frequency of neuron firing - suppressing neuronal firing which decreases seizure activity and prevents propagation of seizure activity into other areas of the brain - decreasing seizure activity by enhancing the inhibitory effects of gamma butyric acid (GABA)}complications of Antiepileptic (AEDs) medications {Ans: - CNS effects - toxicity (nystagmus, ataxia, resp depression, coma, death) - decrease synthesis of vitamins K and D, and decreased effectiveness of warfarin}Non-opioid analgesics purpose {Ans: - anti-inflammatroy, antipyretic, and analgesic actions - NSAIDs and acetaminophen}Sulfonamides and Trimethoprim complications {Ans: - hypersensitivity - blood dyscrasias - crystalluria - kernicterus - hyperkalemia}medication reconciliation {Ans: -Joint Commission requires policies & procedures for medication reconciliation.