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1. A patient needs assistance in eliminating an anesthetic gaseous medication (nitrous oxide). Which action will the nurse take? a. Encourage the patient to cough and deep-breathe. b. Suction the patient’srespiratory secretions. c. Suggest voiding every 2 hours. d. Increase fluid intake. ANS: A Gaseous and volatile medications are excreted through gas exchange (lungs). Deep breathing and coughing will assist in clearing the medication more quickly. It is a gaseous medication and ca...

1. Which information is a priority for the RN to reinforce to an older client after intravenous pylegraphy? A) Eat a light diet for the rest of the day B) Rest for the next 24 hours since the preparation and the test is tiring. C) During waking hours drink at least 1 8-ounce glass of fluid every hour for the next 2 days D) Measure the urine output for the next day and immediately notify the health care provider if it should decrease. The correct answer is D: Measure the urine output for t...

1) Know the difference between, diffusion, osmosis, filtration and active transport (TB Q#1) • Osmosis: movement of water across a semipermeable membrane from a compartment of lower particle concentration to one that has a higher particle concentration. • Diffusion: a passive movement of electrolytes or other particles from an area of higher concentration to one of lower concentration. • Filtration: The net effect of several forces that tend to move fluid across a membrane. • Ac...

U client tuking utorvustutin develops un increused serum creutine phosphokinuse (CK) level. The nurse should ussess the client for the onset of which problem? U. Muscle tenderness. B. Nuuseu und vomiting. C. Excessive bruising. D. Peripherul edemu. - CORRECT UNSWERS U. Muscle tenderness. Un increuse in which serum luborutory vulue indicutes to the nurse thut u prescription for utorvustutin is huving the desired effectfor u client utrisk for coronury urtery diseuse?

After taking a 10-day course of an antibiotic that was ineffective, a frail, elderly client with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is admitted for pneumonia. The client has a long history of smoking and still smokes a pack of cigarettes a day. Which finding should the registered nurse (RN) report to the healthcare provider? A. Barrel chest with increased chest diameter B. Crackles and pulse oximetry level of 88% C. Low hemoglobin and hematocrit levels D. Arterial blood gases...

A male client notifies the nurse that he feels short of breath and has chest pressure radiating down his left arm. A STAT 12-lead electrocardiogram (ECG) is obtained and shows ST segment elevation in leads II, II, aVF and V4R. The nurse collects blood samples and gives a normal saline bolus. What action is most important for the nurse to implement? a- Obtain the results for STAT serum cardiac biomarkers b- Asses for contraindications for thrombolytic therapy c- Measure ST-segment height...

What are the cautions for Benztropine (cogentin) - CORRECT ANSWERS in elderly, BPH, urinary retention, liver, renal or GI or GU disease What kind of a drug is Pramipexole (Mirapex)? - CORRECT ANSWERS Dopamine Receptor Agonist What can Pramipexole (Mirapex) be used for? - CORRECT ANSWERS - Mild Parkinsonism used in combo with Levadopa - Restless leg syndrome What is the main caution for Pramipexole (Mirapex) - CORRECT ANSWERS Renal Function, caution with other drugs with renal implicat...

A nurse is assessing a client who is receiving intravenous therapy. The nurse should identify which of the following findings as a manifestation of fluid volume excess? a. Decreased bowel sounds b. Distended neck veins c. Bilateral muscle weakness d. Thread pulse 2. A nurse is caring for a client who has hyponatremia and is receiving an infusion of a prescribed hypertonic solution. Which of the following findings should indicate to the nurse that the treatment is effective? a. Abs...

mino acids are the monomer for - CORRECT ANSWERS proteins glucose is and example of a? - CORRECT ANSWERS monomer of a carbohydrate the type of polysaccharide the human body can produce is? - CORRECT ANSWERS glycogen a substance with a PH lower than 7.0 would be considered? - CORRECT ANSWERS A base substance that resists PH change? - CORRECT ANSWERS A buffer the chemical reaction that combines monomer is called? - CORRECT ANSWERS dehydration reaction the main function of triglycerides is ...

What is the study of the structure of the human body? - CORRECT ANSWERS Anatomy Epithelium is an example of what level of organization in the human body? A. chemical B. Organ C. cellular D. tissue E. Organ system - CORRECT ANSWERS D. Tissue What is the synthesis of more complex structures? A. anatomy B. physiology C. anabolism D. catabolism E. Metabolism - CORRECT ANSWERS C. anabolism List the four basic types of tissue - CORRECT ANSWERS 1. nervous 2. connective 3. epith...