When drugs interfere with the process that terminates transmitter action, the result is:
a. a significant alteration in the release of transmitters.
b. a decrease in the concentration of transmitters in the synaptic gap.
c. an increase in the concentration of transmitters in the synaptic gap.
d. an increase in transmitter reuptake.
c
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A nurse teaches a client who is diagnosed with diabetes mellitus. Which statement should the nurse include in this client's plan of care to delay the onset of microvascular and macrovascular complications?
a. "Maintain tight glycemic control and prevent hyperglycemia." b. "Restrict your fluid intake to no more than 2 liters a day." c. "Prevent hypoglycemia by eating a bedtime snack." d. "Limit your intake of protein to prevent ketoacidosis."
A patient with schizophrenia refuses to take his medication because he believes he is not ill. What phenomenon most likely underlies this presentation?
a. The patient is unable to face having an illness and is in denial. b. Stigma causes the patient to refuse to admit his mental illness. c. The illness itself is preventing the patient from realizing he is ill. d. Command hallucinations are instructing him to deny the illness.
When a nurse is caring for a client whose culture considers personal touch as negative, what can the nurse do to express caring and acceptance to the client?
a. Assign personal care responsibilities to a family member. b. Wear gloves when providing personal care. c. Smile frequently at the client. d. Stand a respectful distance away from the client.
A patient is prescribed N-acetylcysteine (NAC) 140 mg/kg via nasogastric tube. What is the priority nursing intervention?
1. Give the dose slowly over at least 15 minutes. 2. Warn the patient that the medication smells like burning rubber. 3. Give all follow-up doses exactly on time. 4. Ask the patient what he weighs.