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A nurse in a long-term care facility is preparing to administer rivastigmine 3 mg PO twice daily to a client who has Alzheimer's disease. Available is rivastigmine 1.5 mg/capsule. How many capsules should the murse administer per dose? - 2 caps A nurse is preparing to administer 0.9% sodium chloride (0.9% NaCl) 1,000 mL IV to infuse at 125 mL/hr. The drop factor of the manual IV tubing is 15 gtt/mL. The nurse should set the manual IV infusion to diliver how many gtt/min? - 31 gtt/min A nu...

_____________________ theory (Part of the PsychoEducational Model) indicates that Substance Abuse is secondary to some other problem. The primary issue causes emotional pain and substance abuse is the self medication. - Psychological "I can stop drinking anytime I want." - Rationalization "Other addictions" include eating disorders, compulsive work, Internet abuse, and sex and love addictions. - True "Professional Gamblers" do not usually have signficant gambling problems according t...

A guest with high tolerance can still be legally intoxicated even if are there are no visible Signs of Impairment. - True Absorption Rate Factors help an employee understand: - Different characteristics about guests that affect the absorption rate of alcohol Absorption Rate Factors include: - The rate at which a guest is drinking alcohol The amount of food a guest eats Whether a guest is male or female The age of the guest Absorption Rate Factors influence how quickly a guest's BAC may ...

Alcohol - a class of chemical compounds Alcoholism - the disease characterized by loss of control over drinking and dependence on alcohol, both of which harm health, family relations, and social/work functioning Amnesia - loss of memory At what BAC does alcohol poisoning start? - 0.20% At what rate is alcohol processed by the liver? - 1 drink per hour Binge Drinking - consuming five or more drinks in a few hours' time Blackouts - episodes of amnesia regarded periods of time while drinkin...

____________ occurs when you drink alcohol faster than the liver can oxidize it. - Intoxication 1/2 of drunk drivers have been drinking where? - at someone's home 2 ablilities most important to driving - judgement and vision wich are both effected by alcohol 2nd DUI - no less than 45 days in jail Alcohol begins to absorb in the bloodstream with ____ to ____ minutes after alcoholic beverage is consumed. - 1 to 2 minutes Alcohol is a - depressant

A collection of data organized for rapid search and retrieval is called a: Data element Database Data disposition Data entity - Database A general statement that defines the parameters for decision-making guidance on a topic is a/an: Organizational chart Procedure Standard Policy - Policy A healthcare provider releases portions of the health record to a third party without consent when the: release is for a police officer patient is an emancipated minor patient has expired release...

absence of residual symptoms - differentiates TIA from stroke CBC and hemoglobin electrophoresis - 12 yo, family hx of thalassemia and anemia, with Tanner Stage II, HCT 35 should order this CD4 count and viral load - most widely accepted indicators of HIV infection current social relationships, history of present or past traumas mental health status - all important on the pe of 21 yo, for employment with bruising on breasts dawn phenomenon - Characterized by hyperglycemia that is present ...

A 28-year-old female patient is in the office and is to undergo radioactive iodine treatment for Graves disease. The ANP is counseling her and understands that the mechanism of action of this treatment therapy is: alter the thyroid metabolic rate relieve distress caused by increased thyroid size destroy the overactive thyroid tissue reduce production of TSH - Correct answer: destroy the overactive thyroid tissue Graves disease is the most common form of thyrotoxicosis. Radioactive iodine...

A "strawberry cervix" is most associated with which of the following? a. trichomonas vaginitis b. bacterial vaginosis c. candidal vaginitis d. atrophic vaginitis - a. trichomonas vaginitis Trichomonas vaginitis is caused by a unicellular protozoan parasite with flagella that infects genitourinary tissue. Infection causes inflammation of the vagina/urethra and a "strawberry cervix" from small points of bleeding on the cervical surface is a common finding. A 16-year-old male comes to t...

20/30 vision - Means that at 20 feet, the child can see what normal vision can see at 30 feet 5-Alpha Reductase Inhibitor - Finasteride (Proscar) Decreases testosterone, thereby decreasing the size of the prostate. Also used for male pattern ballness. A positive Coombs test on an Rh-negative pregnant women means. - The mother's antibodies can attack the fetus's Rh-positive red blood cells and cause destruction of these cells, which can cause severe anemia and complications in the fetus. ...