Aminoglycosides

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Aminoglycosides PREGNANCY CATEGORY D Therapeutic Actions Aminoglycosides are antibiotics that are bactericidal. They inhibit protein synthesis in susceptible strains of gram-negative bacteria and appear to disrupt the functional integrity of…

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Alpha1-Adrenergic Blockers

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Alpha1-Adrenergic Blockers PREGNANCY CATEGORY C Therapeutic actions Alpha1-adrenergic blockers selectively block postsynaptic alpha1-adrenergic receptors, decreasing sympathetic tone on the vasculature, dilating arterioles and veins, and lowering both supine and standing…

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Alkylating Drugs

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Alkylating Drugs Dangerous Drug PREGNANCY CATEGORY D Therapeutic Actions Alkylating drugs are cytotoxic: They alkylate cellular DNA, interfering with the replication of susceptible cells and causing cell death. Their action…

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Nursing Process Guidelines

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Nursing Process Guidelines The delivery of medical care is in a constant state of change and sometimes in crisis. The population is aging, resulting in more chronic disease and more…

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Patient Safety and Medication Administration

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Patient Safety and Medication Administration Growing numbers of patients—and drugs—bring increased risk of medication errors. Compounding this risk are the tremendous upsurge in the use of over-the-counter (OTC) drugs and…

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Behavioral and Problem-Based Care Plans

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Behavioral and Problem-Based Care Plans The behaviors and problems addressed in this section may occur in concert with other problems found in this Manual. Some of these problems may be…

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Personality Disorders

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Personality Disorders A personality disorder is evidenced by a client’s enduring pattern of thinking, believing, and behaving that deviates markedly from the expectations of his or her culture (APA, 2000)….

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Sleep Disorders and Adjustment Disorders

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Sleep Disorders and Adjustment Disorders Clients with sleep disorders and adjustment disorders are rarely seen in the acute care setting for these diagnoses alone. These clients may be encountered in…

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Eating Disorders

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Eating Disorders The care plans in this section deal with maladaptive eating patterns that are long-term conditions: anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa. Clients with eating disorders are often mistakenly believed…

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Somatoform and Dissociative Disorders

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Somatoform and Dissociative Disorders Some clients have difficulty expressing emotions and dealing with interpersonal conflict in a direct manner and may manifest various physical symptoms that are related to emotional…

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