The nurse is reviewing the records of a child being treated for a short stature. Which prescription should the nurse anticipate the child is receiving?
A. Somatotropin (Accretropin)
B. Pegmisovant (Somavert)
C. Octreotide (Sandostatin)
D. Bromocriptine (Cycloset)
Answer: A
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The nurse provides education for the patient and her partner. Which statement indicates that teaching has been effective? 1. "This condition is called parametritis." 2. "Gonorrhea is the most common organism that causes this type of infection." 3. "My Beta-strep culture's being positive might have contributed to this problem." 4. "If I had walked more yesterday, this probably wouldn't have happened."
When the nurse brings in the next dose of a drug that a patient first received 6 hours ago, the patient reports a "pounding" heart rate ever since taking the last dose. What is the nurse's best first action?
a. Document the report as the only action. b. Check the patient's vital signs for changes. c. Hold the dose and notify the prescriber immediately. d. Reassure the patient that this is an expected response to the drug.
External validity refers to:
A) the extent to which the results of the study can be applied to other groups B) the extent to which we can be sure of the accuracy of the findings C) the overall quality of the data collection and analysis processes D) the accuracy of the instruments used for data collection during the study