ASE STUDY #1. A graduate school nurse has to prepared a presentation for a freshman class pf nursing students on anxiolytic and hypnotic agents. The learning objectives include a review of the states that are affected by anxiolytic and hypnotic agents and key nursing considerations for patients receiving these medications.(learning objectives 1,2 and 5). (A). What are the definitions of the states affected by anxiolytic or hypnotic agents? (B). What are the key nursing implementation considerations for a patient receiving a benzodiazepine? (C).What should the nurse teach the students about the indications for zaleplon (sonata) and zolpidem( Ambien)?

CASE STUDY#2. A patient had a tonic -clonic seizure and has been started on a phenytoin medication. The patient tells the nurse he is very upset about not being able to drive and has several questions about epilepsy. (learning objectives 1,2,and 5).(A). What should be included in the patient teaching about the classification of generalized seizures? (B)How does phenytoin work? (C). What are the key implementation and rationale considerations for this patient who is receiving medication to treat generalized seizures?

CASE STUDY #3. A new graduate RN has been assigned to a medical-surgical unit. The new graduate Rn is in the week of nursing orientation and is administering medications' The RN has to adiminister an antimigraine medication to anadult patient, a narcotic to an old adult in acute pain, and a narcotic antagonist to a third patient.( learning objective 1,2,3 and 5). (A). What is the gate control theory of pain, and how does this block pain for a patient? (B). What are the key lifespan considerations for an older adult when administering narcotics? (C). What are the key nursing implementation considerations for a patient receiving a narcotic antagonist? (D).What are the key lifespan considerations for an adult when administering antimigraine medication?