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CMN 568 Final Exam/ 412 Questions with Definitive Solutions. Incidence of Fever - Answer: One of most common reasons for parents to seek medical care. Preschoolers have an average 6-8 febrile illnesses a year. Definition of fever - Answer: Rectal temperature ≥ 100.4°F Tympanic temperature - Answer: Not accurate in infants under 3 months Fever Causes - Answer: Most common Benign viral illness, can also caused by bacterial or fungal infections, drug reactions including immunizatio...

A nurse is caring for a postsurgical patient who has small tortuous veins and had a difficult IV insertion. The patient is now receiving IV medications on a regular basis. What is the best nursing intervention to minimize the adverse effects of this drug therapy? A) Monitor the patient's bleeding time B) Check the patient's blood glucose levels C) Record baseline vital signs D) Monitor the IV site for redness, swelling, or pain A patient is in the clinic after 6 weeks of taking riluzole...

BSN 315 HESI RN Speciality Pharmacology Exam Prep (Latest Update 2024 / 2025) Questions & Answers | 100% Correct | Grade A - Nightingale Question: The nurse is providing medication teaching for a client who has recently received a prescription for clozapine. Which instruction should be included in this client's teaching plan? a. Avoid prolonged sun exposure. b. Rise slowly from a lying position. c. Do not eat any aged cheese. d. Take as needed for anxiety. Answer: Rise slowly fr...

Complete Test Bank for LeMone and Burke's Medical-Surgical Nursing, Clinical Reasoning in Patient Care, 7th Edition by Gerene Bauldoff, Paula Gubrud ; ISBN13: 9780136873204...(Full Chapters included and organized in reverse order from Chapter 50 to 1)...1.Medical-Surgical Nursing in the 21st Century 2.Health and Illness in Adults 3.Nursing Care of the Patient with Alterations of Sleep 4.Nursing Care of the Patient Having Surgery 5.Palliative Care and End of Life 6.Nursing Care of Patient...

Exam 1: NUR172 / NUR 172 (Latest 2024 / 2025) Intravenous Therapy for the Practical Nurse Exam Review | Guide with Verified Answers | 100% Correct – Hondros Q: Fluids Volume overload? Answer: Edma SOB Crackles Jugular veins Increased BP GIVE HYPERTONIC SOLUTION Q: Beneficence stands for? Answer: Doing good for patient Q: Most common type of Peripheral Iv catheters? Answer: Over the needle catheter Q: How to know when to use primary or secondary tubing? Answer: By looking at the solution Q: iso...

WGU D027 Pre- Assessment (Latest 2023/ 2024 Update) Advanced Pathopharmacological Foundations| Questions and Verified Answers| 100% Correct| Grade A Q: What med is safe to take for pregnant women for musculoskeletal pain? Answer: Tylenol Q: What med to give to pregnant women with UTI? Answer: Keflex, Fosfomycin Q: What meds should be avoided in pregnant women? Answer: NO PCN NO -flox- Contraindicated: ACE inhibitors Q: What med should be avoided in the...

PHRN 742 ID - CNS INFECTIONS - BACTERIAL MENINGITIS Questions with Complete Solutions

PHRN 742 ID - CNS INFECTIONS - BACTERIAL MENINGITIS Questions with Complete Solutions

REGIS NU641 Pharmacology Exam 2 Study Guide 2023/24 Infectious Disease (35%) Resistance factors: d/t recent use of abx, over prescription of broad spectrum abx, <2yo & >65yo tend to have more abx resistance, day care center attendees, exposure to young kids, multiple comorbids, immunosuppression (b/c tx’d w/ abx frequently) refer to local lab’s antibiogram to decide tx- identifies local resistance patterns* Antibiotic Classes – focus on what’s treated in Primary Care / Outpa...

PHARMACOLOGY UNA TEST 2 2024 QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE ANSWERS GRADED A+ Penicillins (-cillin) absorption rate decreases with food, can treat endocarditis, administered in deep muscles penicillin G: cardiac arrest Pipercillin & Tazobactam: blood infections and pneumonia - CORRECT ANSWER Cephalosporins (cef-) Five generations, progressively aggressive 4: gram - and + 5: MRSA and VRSA - CORRECT ANSWER Cebapenems (-penem) Lowers CNS activity, likely to have seizures, used in critical c...

Multiple Sclerosis Incidence/Prevalence • Gender: affects more women than men • Age: highest incidence 20-40 yrs. Known as disease of the young • Incidence: about 500,000 people in the US are currently affected. Incidence in the first degree relatives of a person with MS is 15%. Life expectancy is about 85% of normal persons (or about 35 years after onset of symptoms) • Geographics: seen more in colder climates (north eastern, Great Lakes and Pacific north-western states as weel as ...