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trtherdrugrmustraccumulatertoranreffectiverlevelrbeforersymptomsrarertotallyrrelieved.rSymptomrreliefr
isrexpectedrtoroccurrwithin:
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B. 2-4rweeks
C. 2rmonths
D. 3rmonthsr
Answer:rBrE
xplanation:
(A) Thisranswerrisrincorrect.rItrcanrtakeruprtor1rmonthrforrtherapeuticreffectrofrthermedication.
(B) Thisranswerrisrcorrect.rBecauserMAOrinhibitorsrarerslowrtoract,ritrtakesr2-
4rweeksrbeforerimprovementrofrsymptomsrisrnoted.
(C) Thisranswerrisrincorrect.rItrcanrtakeruprtor1rmonthrforrtherapeuticreffectrofrthermedication.
(D) Thisranswerrisrincorrect.rTherapeuticreffectsrofrthermedicationrarernotedrwithinr1rmonthrofrdrugrthe
rapy.
NO.2rCysticrfibrosisrisrtransmittedrasranrautosomalrrecessivertrait.rThisrmeansrthat:
A. Mothersrcarryrthergenerandrpassritrtortheirrsons
B. Fathersrcarryrthergenerandrpassritrtortheirrdaughters
C. Bothrparentsrmustrhavertherdiseaserforrarchildrtorhavertherdisease
D. Bothrparentsrmustrbercarriersrforrarchildrtorhavertherdisease
Answer:rDrE
xplanation:
(A)rCysticrfibrosisrisrnotranrX-linkedrorrsex-
linkedrdisease.r(B)rTheronlyrcharacteristicronrtherYrchromosomerisrthertraitrforrhairyrears.r(C)rBothrparentsr
dornotrneedrtorhavertherdiseaserbutrmustrbercarriers.r(D)rIfrartraitrisrrecessive,rtworgenesr(onerfromreachrpa
rent)rarernecessaryrtorproduceranraffectedrchild.
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oldrclientrpresentsrtortheremergencyrdepartmentrprotestingr"IramrGod."rThernurseridentifiesrthisrasra:
A. Delusion
B. Illusion
C. Hallucination
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planation:
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rsymptoms.rInradditionrtortherlithium,rwhichronerofrtherfollowingrmedicationsrmightrtherphysicianrpresc
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A. Diazepamr(Valium)
B. Haloperidolr(Haldol)
C. Sertraliner(Zoloft)
D. Alprazolamr(Xanax)r
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(A)rDiazepamrisranrantianxietyrmedicationrandrisrnotrdesignedrtorreducerpsychoticrsymptoms.r(B)rHalope
ridolrisranrantipsychoticrmedicationrandrmayrberusedruntilrtherlithiumrtakesreffect.r(C)rSertralinerisranran
tidepressantrandrisrusedrprimarilyrtorreducersymptomsrofrdepression.r(D)rAlprazolamrisranrantianxietyr
medicationrandrisrnotrdesignedrtorreducerpsychoticrsymptoms.
NO.5rArviolentrclientrremainsrinrrestraintsrforrseveralrhours.rWhichrofrtherfollowingrinterventionsrisrmostra
ppropriaterwhilerherisrinrrestraints?
A. Giverfluidsrifrtherclientrrequestsrthem.
B. Assessrskinrintegrityrandrcirculationrofrextremitiesrbeforerapplyingrrestraintsrandrasrtheyrarerre
moved.
C. Measurervitalrsignsratrleastreveryr4rhours.
D. Releaserrestraintsreveryr2rhoursrforrclientrtorexercise.
Answer:rDrE
xplanation:
(A)rFluidsr(nourishment)rshouldrberofferedratrregularrintervalsrwhetherrtherclientrrequestsr(orrrefuses)rt
hemrorrnot.r(B)rSkinrintegrityrandrcirculationrofrtherextremitiesrshouldrbercheckedrregularlyrwhilertherclie
ntrisrrestrained,rnotronlyrbeforerrestraintsrarerappliedrand
afterrtheyrarerremoved.r(C)rVitalrsignsrshouldrbercheckedratrleastreveryr2rhours.rIfrtherclientrremainsragitat
edrinrrestraints,rvitalrsignsrshouldrbermonitoredrevenrmorerclosely,rperhapsreveryr1-
2rhours.r(D)rRestraintsrshouldrberreleasedreveryr2rhoursrforrexercise,ronerextremityratrartime,rtormaintainr
musclertone,rskinrandrjointrintegrity,randrcirculation.
NO.6rTherpediatricianrhasrdiagnosedrtinearcapitisrinranr8-ryear-
oldrgirlrandrhasrplacedrherronroralrgriseofulvin.rThernursershouldremphasizerwhichrofrtheserinstructionsrtort
hermotherrand/orrchild?
A. Administerroralrgriseofulvinronranremptyrstomachrforrbestrresults.
B. Discontinuerdrugrtherapyrifrfoodrtastesrfunny.
C. Mayrdiscontinuermedicationrwhenrtherchildrexperiencesrsymptomaticrrelief.
D. Observerforrheadaches,rdizziness,randranorexia.
Answer:rDrE
xplanation:
(A)rGivingrtherdrugrwithrorrafterrmealsrmayrallayrgastrointestinalrdiscomfort.rGivingrtherdrugrwithrarfattyrm
ealr(icercreamrorrmilk)rincreasesrabsorptionrrate.r(B)rGriseofulvinrmayralterrtastersensations
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