Epinephrine - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

The brain and spinal cord - Answer-Central Nervous System Links the CNS with the body's sensory receptors, muscles, and glands - Answer-Peripheral Nervous System Enables voluntary control of muscles - Answer-Somatic Nervous System Controls the glands and muscles of internal organs. Functions non-conciously - Answer-Automatic Nervous System Part of the automatic nervous system. It arouses and expends energy - Answer-Sympathetic Nervous System Part of the automatic nervous system. It calm...

Dosage Calculation RN Critical Care Online Practice Assessment 3.0 A nurse is preparing to admin epinephrine 0.5 mg subcutaneous stat. available is epinephrine 1mg/ml. How many ml should the nurse admin? (round to the nearest tenth) - ~ANSWER 0.5 a nurse is preparing to admin dextrose 5% in water (D5W) 500 ml IV to infuse over 8 hr. the drop factor of the manual IV tubing is 60 got/ml. the nurse should set the manual IV ...

A nurse is assisting with the care of a client who has a myasthenia gravis and is experiencing a cholinergic crisis. Which of the following medications should the nurse expect the RN to administer? Bethanechol Propranolol Atropine Epinephrine - correct answerAtropine A nurse is caring for a client who has bipolar disorder and a new prescription for lithium. Which of the following laboratory values should the nurse plan to monitor for potential adverse effects? Prothrombin Time H...

ARF Causes -ANSWER Hemorrhage, trauma, infection, decreased cardiac output, medications ARF S/S -ANSWER mimics dehydration s/s, anorexia, h/a, edema, vomiting, nausea, lethargy, Malignan hypertension -ANSWER Is the most severe S/S of Malignant hypertension -ANSWER - Diastolic >120 - Blurred vision - Severe h/a - High cholesterol - Dyspnea - History of hypertension Beta blockers -ANSWER medication used to treat several different types of conditions, including hypertension (hig...

ATI Comp Practice A WITH NGN 150 Q/A 2023/2024 A nurse on a medical-surgical unit is caring for a client who is postoperative following an emergency appendectomy. Vital Signs • Temperature 37.7° C (99.8° F)• Heart rate 82/min• Respiratory rate 16/min• Blood pressure 127/80 mm Hg��� Oxygen saturation 99% on room air Assessment Height 157.5 cm (62 in)Weight 90 kg (198 lb)Bilateral lower extremities warm to touch, pedal pulses 2+ bilaterally. Spider veins noted on bilateral lower ex...

allows blood to flow directly from the right atrium into the left atrium to bypass pulmonary circulation - foramen ovale carries blood from the umbilical vein to inferior vena cava; allows some blood to bypass the liver - ductus venosus atrial contraction; systole; p wave - atrial depolarization max volume of air that can be exhaled following maximal inhalation - vital capacity allows blood in pulmonary artery to flow directly into the descending aorta to bypass the pulmonary circula...

When treating a patient who is trapped in a vehicle and covered with broken glass, it is best to wear: a.) Puncture-proof leather gloves over your latex gloves b.)latex gloves with thick leather gloves underneath c.)Firefighter gloves only, to perseve manual dexterity. d.)Thick firefighter gloves over two pairs of latex gloves - Answer a.) Puncture-proof leather gloves over your latex gloves According to the National EMS Scope of Practice Model, an EMT should be able to: a.) adminster ...

Relias PACU RN A v1 Relias EXAM TEST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (2023/2024) (VERIFIED ANSWERS) What assessment finding indicates that a patient is ready to tolerate ice chips? - CORRECT ANSWER Patient is able to cough After day surgery, the patient is awake, reports 2 out of 10 pain, denies nausea, has voided, has stable vital signs, but has yet to receive discharge instructions. What level of care should this patient receive? - CORRECT ANSWER Phase 2 Reversal of Midazolam - CORREC...

CAPA Test Bank Exam Questions with Correct Answers Form 1, Latest (GRADED) Delay instructions until a certified interpreter can be located - correct answer A Spanish-speaking patient arrives for a pre-operative admission interview accompanied by a bilingual companion. The patient understands English but speaks only Spanish. What action should the perianesthesia nurse take regarding the preoperative NPO instructions? A. Request that the friend interpret the written instructions B. Provide ...

1. You find an unresponsive patient who is not breathing. After activating the emergency response system, you determine that there is no pulse. What is your next action? A. Open the airway with a head tilt–chin lift. B. Administer epinephrine at a dose of 1 mg/kg. C. Deliver 2 rescue breaths each over 1 second. D. Start chest compressions at a rate of at least 100/min. 2. You are evaluating a 58-year-old man with chest pain. The blood pressure is 92/50 mm Hg, the heart rate is 92/min, t...