Which factors increase the need for APRNs to have full prescriptive authority?

Which factors increase the need for APRNs to have full prescriptive authority?

A patient is given a new medication and reports nausea within an hour after taking the drug. The nurse consults the drug information manual and learns that nausea is not an expected adverse effect of this drug. When the next dose is due, what will the nurse do?

A nurse is preparing to care for a patient who is receiving digoxin. When screening for potential adverse effects from this drug, the nurse will review which of this patient’s laboratory results?

A nurse is caring for an infant after a surgical procedure. After ensuring that the ordered dose is appropriate for the infant’s age and weight, the nurse administers a narcotic analgesic intravenously. When assessing the infant 15 minutes later, the nurse notes respirations of 22 breaths/minute and a heart rate of 110 beats/minute. The infant is asleep in the parent’s arms and does not awaken when vital signs are assessed. The nurse understands that these findings are the result of:

Based on changes in hepatic function in older adult patients, which adjustment should the nurse expect for oral medications that undergo extensive first-pass metabolism?