Which intervention is the primary responsibility of the nurse when caring for a young adolescent who reports abdominal bloating, pelvic fullness, menstrual cramps, and breast tenderness?

How long before a surgical procedure should preoperative prophylactic antibiotics be administered?

Local anesthetics work by interfering with nerve conduction and pain perception from the point of pain to the ________?

An infant is admitted to the nursery after a shoulder dystocia vaginal delivery. For which condition would the nurse assess the newborn?

What type of reaction occurs when red blood cells given during a transfusion are destroyed by a person’s immune system?

Which types of medications mimic the effects of the sympathetic nervous system causing stimulation of the heart and increasing blood flow to the voluntary (skeletal) muscles?

An emergency drug that increases myocardial contractility is:

During a common bile duct exploration, which of the following structures is more likely to e accidentally injured?

An elderly patient who is one week post-abdominal surgery complains of a “popping” sensation associated with coughing or straining. The most likely cause is:

What percentage of local anesthetic systemic toxicity cases occur in the operating room?