When administered at the beginning of an attack, oxygen therapy may help this kind of headache?
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The nurse is caring for a patient with renal failure who has a serum potassium level of 7.1 mEq/L and serum magnesium level of 3.5 mEq/L. The nurse prepares to administer 10 units of insulin and an ampule of 50% dextrose to the patient
The patient asks why he will be receiving insulin when he is not diabetic. What is the nurse's best answer? a. "The doctor has prescribed these medications for you to help heal your kidneys." b. "These medications will lower your potassium level and prevent an irregular heart rate." c. "These medications will prevent you from having a seizure from too little magnesium." d. "These medications will increase your urine output until your kidneys recover."
An operating room nurse is preparing a client for endotracheal intubation. The anesthesiologist has ordered an anticholinergic medication for this client. Which of the following is an action of this medication?
A) It promotes induction of anesthesia. B) It decreases gastric acidity and volume. C) It promotes sleep or conscious sedation. D) It decreases respiratory secretions.
A patient with severe hypertension, chosen to receive an experimental medication that has shown a dramatic efficacy in lowering blood pressure, has been told that his participation in the study is no longer needed
The patient is upset because he wanted to try the medication to control his blood pressure. What should the nurse do to support this patient? 1. Tell the patient that he can participate some other time. 2. Explain to the patient that experimental medications rarely produce the desired results. 3. Help the patient understand that his participation "wasn't meant to be." 4. Talk with the researchers about the patient's right to receive the medication.
According to Erikson, the psychosocial task of adolescence is developing what?
a. Identity b. Intimacy c. Initiative d. Independence