When calculating the rate to administer heparin solutions, D represents a flow rate: units/time
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Which of the following recommendations would a nurse advocate during infancy and childhood to help reduce potential adult complications such as orchitis?
A) Ensure immunizations against infectious diseases such as mumps. B) Engage in activities and exercises that minimize heavy lifting. C) Encourage the consumption of foods that are rich in fat and starch. D) Urge the limited intake of foods and fluids containing caffeine.
A patient comes to the emergency department after having been exposed to a foreign antigen. The nurse anticipates that which antibody class was first to respond?
a. IgM b. IgG c. IgE d. IgA
In intermittent IV heparin therapy, the blood for the activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT) should be drawn:
1. 1 hour before the next dose. 2. 2 hours after the last dose. 3. 30 minutes before the next dose. 4. 2 1/2 hours before the next dose.
The nurse is providing education for a client who is prescribed biphasic oral contraceptives. What does this type of oral contraceptive contain?
1. Constant estrogen with an increase in progestin at the end of the cycle 2. Progestin only 3. Constant amounts of estrogen and progestin 4. Both estrogen and progestin, varying in three distinct phases