Nurses General Nursing
Published May 26, 2004
The following is a case study i desperately need help with. All help greatly appreciated!
65 yr old man presented with shortness of breath and chest infection post op. Chronic frequent smoker. had open cholecystetomy 5 days ago.
He's currently recieving Ventolin (via inhaler), Ipratropium bromide, predisolone, temazepam, amoxycillin.
What are soem of the assessments that are a nurse must, or should make prior to administration, during administration and following the administration of the drug?
Thanks for the help!
Erin RN
396 Posts
Happystar, sounds like you might need help in determining what constitutes an 'assessment' rather than info about the particular drug, which can be found in any drug book. (Maybe you need to invest in a more comprehensive drug book?)The drug info will state adverse reactions that have been observed in people who have taken that drug. Those adverse reactions are things you will look for-- you will assess for symptoms that indicate an adverse reaction, as well as for signs that the drug is doing its job. I had just noticed that several of your threads dealt with needing help with assignments. That made me think that perhaps the help you needed was in how to research and/or interpret the material that you should already have available. I am trying to help you, even though you may not have seen it in my other post. My guess is that had you asked your instructor the same question you posed in this thread, you would have gotten an answer similar to what I just gave you. No offense intended at all.Good luck and keep studying!
The drug info will state adverse reactions that have been observed in people who have taken that drug. Those adverse reactions are things you will look for-- you will assess for symptoms that indicate an adverse reaction, as well as for signs that the drug is doing its job.
I had just noticed that several of your threads dealt with needing help with assignments. That made me think that perhaps the help you needed was in how to research and/or interpret the material that you should already have available.
I am trying to help you, even though you may not have seen it in my other post. My guess is that had you asked your instructor the same question you posed in this thread, you would have gotten an answer similar to what I just gave you. No offense intended at all.
Good luck and keep studying!
I agree with you, Jemb. Critical thinking is monumental to being competent as a nurse. I also noticed that most of the OPs threads were "help" questions. I think a better way to phrase these would be; this is the scenario this is what I think..critique me. When you don't know something looking around for the info will teach you the resources that are out there for when you are practicing not to mention finding different sources and reviewing them will not only give the answer, you will learn..what for, why, when, how... all of this information is critical to your success. If we answer each individual question for you we are not doing you any favors when it comes time for your boards and also when you get into the real world of nursing. If critical thinking is your weak point NOW is the time to work towards developing it..part of being able to do that is getting questions wrong.
