A nurse working the night shift assesses a patient's vital signs at 4 a.m. (0340). What would be the expected findings, based on knowledge of NREM sleep?
A) decreased TPR and BP C) no change from daytime readings
B) increased TPR and BP D) highly individualized, cannot predict
A
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Which of the following patients who is taking progesterone would a nurse monitor most carefully for potential adverse effects?
A) A 32-year-old woman with epilepsy B) A 56-year-old woman with hypotension C) A 38-year-old woman who is HIV-positive D) A 45-year-old woman who has hepatitis C
During a neurologic check, the nurse asks the patient to dorsiflex the foot against the resistance of the nurse's hand. The inability to perform this action confirms that there is cord damage at:
1. C4-C5. 2. L2-L4. 3. L5. 4. S1.
A nurse recognizes that a system of health-care delivery aimed at managing the cost and quality of access to health care is known as
1. Medicaid. 2. Medicare. 3. Managed care. 4. Private insurance.
A patient has been given a prescription for
levodopa-carbidopa (Sinemet) for her newly diagnosed Parkinson's disease. She asks the nurse, "Why are there two drugs in this pill?" The nurse's best response reflects which fact? a. Carbidopa allows for larger doses of levodopa to be given. b. Carbidopa prevents the breakdown of levodopa in the periphery. c. There are concerns about drug-food interactions with levodopa therapy that do not exist with the combination therapy. d. Carbidopa is the biologic precursor of dopamine and can penetrate into the central nervous system.