Master Medicine with Fun Quizzes & Brain Teasers!

a patient with type 1 diabetes is taking nph insulin, 30 units every day. a nurse notes that the patient is also taking metoprolol [lopressor]. what education should the nurse provide to the patient?
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a patient with chronic pain has been receiving morphine sulfate but now has decreased pain. the prescriber changes the medication to pentazocine [talwin]. what will the nurse monitor the patient for?
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what is the best description of a formulary? select one: a. list of unapproved abbreviations b. list of approved medications c. list of unapproved medications d. list of medically necessary medications
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A nurse is caring for an infant who has a cleft palate. The parents ask the nurse how long they should wait before the child can have corrective surgery.
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a client the nurse is caring for experiences a seizure. what would be a priority nursing action?
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A postoperative patient reports pain in the left lower extremity. The nurse notes swelling in the lower leg, which feels warm to the touch. The nurse will anticipate giving which medication?a. Aspirinb. Clopidogrel [Plavix]c. Enoxaparin [Lovenox]d. Warfarin [Coumadin]
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the nurse communicates with a newly admitted client. which nonverbal behavior will the nurse note?
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The thighs of a chicken are composed mostly of ______ fibers.fast-glycolyticslow-oxidative
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A man has both legs burned on the front and back, along with the fronts of both arms. Approximately what percentage of his body was burned?Correct Answer is: 45 percentRationale: Each leg is 18% and the front of each arm counts as 4.5 for a total of 45%.
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Your client states she stretches daily but has just started to experience low back tightness the last few days. You should:a) Make her use a weightlifting belt during strength trainingb) Recommend that she seek medical attention as soon as possible.c) Reassess her medical history for signs indicative of cardiac diseased) Document her comment in the client's records, and monitor feedback, signs, and symptoms.
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The nursing is caring for four different clients with eye disorders. Which client should be assessed for asthma before prescribing beta-adrenergic blockers?A: Increased lens density, reduced visual sensory perceptionB: Increased tear secretion, blood shot eye appearanceC: Degeneration of corneal tissue, severe visual impairmentD: Reduced outflow of aqueous humor, increased intraocular pressure
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The husband of a client with cervical cancer says to the nurse, "The doctor told my wife that her cancer is curable. Is he just trying to make us feel better?" Which would be the nurse's most accurate response?A. "When cervical cancer is detected early and treated aggressively, the cure rate is almost 100%"B. "The 5-year survival rate is about 75%, which makes the odds pretty good."C. "Saying a cancer is curable means that 50% of all women with the cancer survive at least 5 years."D. "Cancers of the female reproductive tract tend to be slow-growing and respond well to treatment."
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if a social worker is involved in ______________ care, they are helping in the treatment of illness that is seriously endangering their client's health.
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your patient is awake and complaining of chest pain. his airway is patent, and he is breathing at 18 times per minute with adequate tidal volume. what is your next action?
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A client who is occasionally confused states that the medication is the wrong color when the nurse hands it to the client. What action should the nurse take?1. Encourage the client to take the medication.2. Tell the client that the medication is correct.3. Explain that generic medications may be different colors.4. Double check the medication before administering.
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During a graded exercise test on a treadmill, the systolic blood pressure in healthy participants _____.A. increasesB. stays the same.C. decreases.
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a client comes into the clinic and tells the nurse he goes to an acupuncturist for pain. What should the nurse do?
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in utilizing mmpi scores, trained and experienced clinicians usually focus on ____.
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Patient A is preoperative. If the roommate is post-operative, patient A is likely to have better pre-and post-operative adjustment.TRUE/FALSE
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A school-aged girl with seizures is prescribed phenytoin sodium, 75 mg four times a day. An instruction you would want to give her parents regarding this is:
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A nurse is preparing a teaching plan for the parents of a child with celiac disease. what information on the basic problem in celiac disease does the nurse include?
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A distinctive feature of secondary syphilis isA) a widespread rash that can include the palms and solesB) blister-like lesions which ulcerateC) soft, painful ulcersD) rubbery, painful lesionsE) hard, red, painless bumps
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The nurse is teaching a class on Venus insufficiency. The nurse but identify which condition is the most serious complication of chronic venous insufficiency?a. Arterial thrombosisb. Deep vein thrombosisc. Venus ulcerationsd. Varicose vein's
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Oxytocin (Pitocin) 4 milliunits/minute IV is prescribed for a client with an ineffective contraction pattern. To administer the prescribed dosage, the nurse adds 20 units of oxytocin to Ringer's Lactate 1,000 ml . The infusion pump should be set to deliver how many ml/hour.
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