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When taking an admission drug history, the nurse notes that the patient has a prescription for lithium (Lithobid®). The nurse suspects that this patient has been diagnosed with which condition? Bipolar disorder Obsessive-compulsive disorder Absence seizures Paranoid schizophrenia - correct an...

What is the nursing process? - correct answer • A research-based organizational framework for professional nursing practice • Flexible, adaptable, and considered the major systematic framework for professional nursing practice • Ensures the delivery of ...

What is the study of physiochemical properties of drugs and how they influence the body called? A) Pharmacokinetics B) Pharmacotherapeutics C) Pharmacology D) Pharmacodynamics - correct answer D) Pharmacodynamics Which statement best describes pharmacok...

A patient needs to switch analgesic drugs secondary to an adverse reaction to the current treatment regimen. The patient is concerned that the new prescription will not provide optimal pain control. The nurse's response is based on knowledge that doses of analgesics are determined using an equian...

Ch 2 A nurse is administering a drug to clients who have the disease for which a drug is designed to treat. The nurse is most likely participating in which of the following? a) Phase III study b) Phase I study c) Phase II study d) Preclinical trial - correct answer ...

A patient has been diagnosed with late-stage cancer. After consulting with his family, he tells the nurse, "I would like to try to live long enough to see my granddaughter graduate in 3 months, but after that I don't want any extra treatments." This patient is demonstrating which of these? ...

1. A patient is to receive iron dextran injections. Which technique is appropriate when the nurse is administering this medication? a. Intravenous administration mixed with 5% dextrose b. Intramuscular injection in the upper arm c. Intramuscular injection using the Z-track method d. Subcutaneous...

adherence - correct answer active, voluntary, and collaborative involvement of the patient in the mutually acceptable, prescribed course of treatment or therapeutic plan critical thinking - correct answer the ability to rea...

The nurse is to administer rapid-acting insulin to a patient. Which would be the most appropriate timing for the patient to receive the dose? A. 15 minutes before the patient begins a meal B. Half an hour before a meal C. 1 hour after a meal D. Timing of the insulin injection does not matter w...

The nurse is reviewing factors that influence pharmacokinetics in the neonatal patient. Which factors puts the neonatal patient at risk with regard to drug therapy? (Select all that apply.) a. Higher gastric pH b. Increased peristalsis in the GI tract c. Immature renal function d. Reduced fir...

When monitoring a patient's response to interferon therapy, the nurse notes that the major doselimiting factor for interferon therapy is which condition? a. Diarrhea b. Fatigue c. Anxiety d. Nausea and vomiting - correct answer B Patients who receive...

Which is a rapid-acting insulin with an onset of action of less than 15 minutes? A. Insulin aspart B. Insulin glargine C. Regular insulin D. Insulin detemir - correct answer A. Insulin aspart is a rapid-acting insulin. Insulin glargine and insulin detemir ar...

A patient is experiencing withdrawal from opioids. The nurse expects to see which assessment findings most commonly associated with acute opioid withdrawal? (select all that apply) A - Elevated blood pressure B - Decreased Pulse C - Lethargy D - Diaphoresis E - Vomiting F - Constipation - co...

The nurse is monitoring a patient who is receiving antithrom-bolytic therapy in the emergency department because of a possible MI. Which adverse effect would be of the greatest concern at this time? a. Dizziness b. Blood pressure of 130/98 mm Hg c. Slight bloody oozing from the IV insertion site...