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What is prescriptive authority? - Answer Legal right to prescribe drugs Is the Physicians Desk Reference a reliable source to use when prescribing drugs? - Answer No--it is not evidence-based and it is not updated What is the sunshine act? - Answer -part of the affordable care act -limits providers on accepting gifts from pharmaceutical companies -reduces bias What is pharmacology? - Answer -study of the drugs and their actions and effects on living things -legal drugs, illegal drugs...

Nursing practice Exam 3 1st semester 134 Questions with Verified Answers A client admitted to the inpatient medical-surgical unit has suffered sudden respiratory failure. The client's condition is getting worse; he is cyanotic (turning blue) with periods of labored breathing. What action should the nurse take first? a) Study the discharge plan. b) Check the graphic data for vital signs. c) Examine the history and physical examination. d) Look for an advance directive. - CORRECT ANS...

6020 Final Exam T or F: Opioid therapy is first line treatment for neuropathic pain - ANS FALSE Abnormal signal processes in the CNS (type of pain) - ANS Neuropathic Tissue damage/injury (type of pain) - ANS Nociceptive Acute Pain features: - ANS Sudden, usually identifiable cause, less than 3 mths duration Usually a response to an injury, usually nociceptive (Tissue damage) Chronic Pain features: - ANS > 3 mths Non-cancer or Cancer pain Breakthrough pain ...

Nursing Informatics LECT Final Exam 118 Questions with Verified Answers 1. To make the data meaningful, data analysis in a quantitative study combines a variety of techniques that apply statistical procedures. Select all that apply: * tranlated into tables,charts, and graphs * organization of research questions, results, and visual or textual information * research process * conceptual arrangement - CORRECT ANSWER A, B 2. In healthcare environments, it involves the computer system that...

Pain management Exam 179 Questions with Verified Answers The nurse who is a member of the palliative care team is assessing a patient. The patient indicates that he has been saving his PRN analgesics until the pain is intense because his pain control has been inadequate. What teaching should the nurse do with this patient? A) Medication should be taken when pain levels are low so the pain is easier to reduce. B) Pain medication can be increased when the pain becomes intense. C) It is diffi...

Pain management Exam 179 Questions with Verified Answers The nurse who is a member of the palliative care team is assessing a patient. The patient indicates that he has been saving his PRN analgesics until the pain is intense because his pain control has been inadequate. What teaching should the nurse do with this patient? A) Medication should be taken when pain levels are low so the pain is easier to reduce. B) Pain medication can be increased when the pain becomes intense. C) It is diffi...

API Exam 1|236 Questions with Verified Answers Timeline for Nanomedicines rugs? - CORRECT ANSWER 1965 --> liposomes (lipid based vehicles drug inside membrane OR inside core) 1976 --> polymeric systems 1978 --> Dendrimers 1980 --> PEGylated liposomes (liposomes with PEG polymer on surface, which keeps the drug in circulation longer) 1995 --> doxil (PEGylated liposomes, one of the first drugs approved) 2013 --> Kadcyla (antibody drug) It's not necessa...

ANCC IQ Domain • Domain 1: Scientific Foundation (40 questions with rationales) • Domain 2: Advanced Practice Skills (49 questions with rationales) • Domain 3: Diagnosis and Treatment (52 questions with rationales) • Domain 4: Psychotherapy and Related Theories (30 questions with rationales) • Domain 5: Ethical and Legal Principles (72 questions with rationales) ANCC Domain 1: Scientific Foundation (40 questions with rationales) As a PMHNP, you are aware of antipsychotic medic...

The delivery of high-quality, compassionate, holistic and patient-centered care, including end-of-life care, is central to nursing practice. Means cutting the life of a person either aided by the person or the patient itself correct answer: Euthanasia Is inconsistent with the core commitments of the nursing profession and profoundly violates public trust. correct answer: Euthanasia Nurses are ethically prohibited from administering medical aid in dying medication. Yet they must be co...

TEST BANK FOR UNDERSTANDING PHARMACOLOGY, 1ST EDITION, M. LINDA WORKMAN, LINDA A. LACHARITY, SUSAN L. KRUCHKO Elsevier items and derived items © 2011 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier Inc. Test Bank Workman: Understanding Pharmacology Chapter 01: Drug Actions and Body Responses Test Bank MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. How are intrinsic drugs different from extrinsic drugs? a. Intrinsic drugs are made by the body, whereas extrinsic drugs are made outside the body. ...