A patient who has been taking levothyroxine (Synthroid) for 2 months has all of the following conditions. Which condition indicates that the drug therapy is effective?
a. Increased thirst
b. Daily bowel movement for 1 week
c. White blood cell count of 6000/mm3
d. Weight unchanged for the last 3 weeks
ANS: B
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A client is prescribed to receive 1 liter of intravenous fluid over 8 hours. Two hours after the infusion started the client's order was changed to infuse the remaining amount of fluid over 16 hours
How many mL per hour of fluid should the patient receive for 16 hours? 1. 47 mL 2. 75 mL 3. 100 mL 4. 127 mL
A nurse implements a primary prevention intervention related to mental health care. Which of the following interventions has most likely been implemented?
a. Group psychotherapy b. Stress reduction education c. Case management d. Monitoring illness symptoms