In teaching a patient about therapy with an azapirone antidepressant, the nurse should include caution about the:
The mechanisms of action for drugs used to treat thromboembo…
The mechanisms of action for drugs used to treat thromboembolic disease are:
A patient is taking amiodarone for hypertrophic cardiomyopat…
A patient is taking amiodarone for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and begins to complain of dizziness. The nurse should instruct the patient to:
Potency of an antipsychotic medication refers to the:
Potency of an antipsychotic medication refers to the:
Dystonic reactions, pseudoparkinsonism, akathisia, and tardi…
Dystonic reactions, pseudoparkinsonism, akathisia, and tardive dyskinesia are types of:
Ms. Lee has been prescribed a thiazide diuretic. She has an…
Ms. Lee has been prescribed a thiazide diuretic. She has an underlying medical history of type 2 diabetes. The nurse would anticipate:
An 89-year-old patient with pneumonia received a hypnotic ag…
An 89-year-old patient with pneumonia received a hypnotic agent at 9:00 PM. During the 2:00 AM rounds the nurse discovers her attempting to get out of bed without assistance, and she has removed her hospital gown. She states she is getting up to make breakfast. What type of medication effect is she exhibiting?
The nurse is preparing discharge instructions to a patient j…
The nurse is preparing discharge instructions to a patient just diagnosed with seizure disorder who has been prescribed hydantoin therapy. The patient has a secondary diagnosis of diabetes mellitus. The patient will most likely experience which of the following?
The primary treatment for hypothyroidism is:
The primary treatment for hypothyroidism is:
In the Chen and Crow’s Foot notations, an entity is represen…
In the Chen and Crow’s Foot notations, an entity is represented with a rectangle containing the entity’s name.