Differentiate between systemic and local drug effects.
What will be an ideal response?
Answers will vary. Systemic drugs travel through the bloodstream to affect cells or tissues in various parts of the body. Local drugs are given for their local effects, and affect where they enter or are applied to the body.
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The nurse instructs a client on self-care for a new ostomy. Which client behaviors demonstrate that instruction has been effective?
1. Client provides skin care and changes ostomy device. 2. Client states what items are needed to perform ostomy care. 3. Client is unable to identify changes in skin around the stoma. 4. Client tells the nurse that he does not want to do the care. 5. Client asks his wife to learn how to perform the care so he will not have to do it.
Which statement is true about gonorrhea?
a. It is caused by Treponema pallidum. b. Treatment is by multidose administration of penicillin. c. Treatment is by topical applications to lesions. d. Treatment of all sexual contacts is an essential part of treatment.
A 77-year-old woman is brought to the emergency department by her family after she has had diarrhea for 3 days. The family tells the nurse that she has not been eating or drinking well, but that she has been taking her diuretics for congestive heart failure (CHF). Laboratory results include a potassium level of 7.0 mEq/L. Which medication(s) does the nurse anticipate administering?
A. Insulin (regular insulin) and dextrose (D20W) B. Loperamide (Imodium) C. Sodium polystyrene sulfonate (Kayexalate) D. Supplemental potassium