The precautions section of a package insert provides what information?
A. Effects of overdoses and instructions for treatment.
B. Conditions and situations under which the drug should not be administered.
C. Information about drug interactions and other conditions that may cause unwanted side effects.
D. Information about serious, possibly fatal, side effects.
C
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The ICU nurse caring for a patient with shock is administering vasoactive medications as per orders. The nurse knows that these medications should be what?
A) Administered through a central venous line B) Titrated by dial-a-flow tubing C) Given by IV push for rapid onset of action D) Mixed with enteral feedings
A day shift nurse has come into work and notices that the glucometers were not tested overnight as they typically are. What is the best way for the nurse to question the nurse assistant, in order to give feedback?
a. "Why didn't you test the glucometers?" b. "What did you do last night?" c. "How was your night? I noticed the glu-cometers weren't tested.". d. "Couldn't you have asked one of the nurses to check the glucometers if you were busy?"
A nurse obtains a nutritional health history from a 10-year-old child. Which of these food selections,if consumed on a regular basis,should lead the nurse to become concerned about the need for improving oral hygiene?
1. Peanuts and crackers 2. Sorbet and yogurt 3. Gummy bears and licorice 4. Fluoridated water
Parents of a child with cystic fibrosis ask the nurse about genetic implications of the disorder. Which statement, made by the nurse, expresses accurately the genetic implications?
a. If it is present in a child, both parents are carriers of this defective gene. b. It is inherited as an autosomal dominant trait. c. It is a genetic defect found primarily in non-Caucasian population groups. d. There is a 50% chance that siblings of an affected child also will be affected.