Which of the following statements is correct regarding medications?
A nurse is teaching a client about the adverse effects of pi…
A nurse is teaching a client about the adverse effects of pilocarpine. Which adverse effects should the nurse include in the teaching plan?
A 11-month-old female with Cerebral Palsy is admitted to the…
A 11-month-old female with Cerebral Palsy is admitted to the hospital with a urinary tract infection (UTI). The child weighing 12 kg is to receive ampicillin 25 mg/kg IV every 6 hours. How many milligrams should a nurse administer per dose? Record the answer as a whole number.
A patient with epilepsy is scheduled for an electroencephalo…
A patient with epilepsy is scheduled for an electroencephalography (EEG). When preparing the patient for an EEG, which of the following nursing actions are most appropriate? Select all that apply.
The nurse is a concerned that the client in a long-term care…
The nurse is a concerned that the client in a long-term care facility has a retinal detachment. Which intervention should the nurse plan to implement first?
The nurse is teaching the parents of a child with Duchenne m…
The nurse is teaching the parents of a child with Duchenne muscular dystrophy. The nurse should inform the parents that progressive complications include which of the following?
Which of the following has been related to the main patholog…
Which of the following has been related to the main pathology of Parkinson’s disease that causes changes in muscular and sensory function?
A nurse has explained her intention to conduct a Weber’s tes…
A nurse has explained her intention to conduct a Weber’s test on a client. When gathering her equipment, the nurse knows she will need which of the following:
The nurse is assessing a client admitted to the neurovascula…
The nurse is assessing a client admitted to the neurovascular unit. The nurse begins to assess the client’s cranial nerve function and the client asks the nurse how many cranial nerves a human has. The nurse informs the client that a person has _______ pairs of cranial nerves. Type in the number only.
A client with new-onset seizures of unknown cause is started…
A client with new-onset seizures of unknown cause is started on phenytoin 750 mg I.V. now and 100 mg P.O. three times a day. Which statement best describes the purpose of the loading dose?