Category: nursing

How does sulfonamide therapy affect the patient’s intake of fluids?

An 88 year old patient with impaired renal function has been diagnosed with a urinary tract infection (UTI). The patient has been receiving sulfonamide, but his primary health care provider has determined that this is not an appropriate course of treatment for him. Examine the factors that support this decision and the potential adverse effects that might be expected if the treatment continues.
a. What are the potential adverse effects of sulfonamides?
b. What is the nurses’ role in sulfonamide therapy?
c. How does sulfonamide therapy affect the patient’s intake of fluids?

A female patient is diabetic and is also a candidate for thyroid therapy because of her hypothyroid disorder.What nursing interventions would be appropriate?

A female patient is diabetic and is also a candidate for thyroid therapy because of her hypothyroid disorder. Examples of medications she night take include levothyroxine sodium, liothyronine, and liotix.
a. In planning proper care, what complications of using these drugs simultaneously would the nurse consider?
b. What nursing interventions would be appropriate?

Medication errors and the impact they have on nursing and the client.

should be related to medication administration, errors, and the nurses role in this process.
History of the problem of medication errors
Medication errors and the impact they have on nursing and the client
The nurses role in medication administration and how they contribute to, or work to eliminate, medication errors
Nurses Role in Medication Administration and Errors

Discuss prevention measures related to Type 1 Diabetes .

2. Define the significance of the problem (how big is the problem, how serious, how many
people does it affect, what are the costs associated with the problem, what are the goals of
Healthy People 2020 related to the problem?).
3. What are measures aimed at early detection for the problem (who is at risk, what are the risk
factors both modifiable and non-modifiable? screening?)
4. What are the clinical manifestations (signs and symptoms?)
5. Discuss prevention measures related to the problem (lifestyle modifications related to diet,
exercise, smoking etc.