Meperidine, 75 mg IVP, is ordered by the physician to be given "stat." The nurse understands that this is what type of order?
1. Standing
2. Immediately
3. Flexible
4. Indefinite
2
A stat order is a type of medication order that is a one-time order to be given immediately.
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A client with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) asks whether his children could develop this disease. Which is the nurse's best response?
a. "No genetic link is known, so your child-ren are not at increased risk." b. "The disease is sex linked, so only your sons could be affected." c. "Both you and your wife must have the disease for your children to develop it." d. "Each of your children has a 50% risk of having ADPKD."
Your client tells you that if a car does not start because the battery is dead, then the other accessories in the car, such as the radio, also will not function. This is an example of which stage of thinking according to Piaget and Inhelder?
1. concrete thinking 2. egocentrism 3. formal operations 4. conservation
The nurse is collecting evidence of sexual assault from a female patient. Which of the following should the nurse do with damp clothing?
1. Allow the clothing to dry and then place in a paper bag; label appropriately. 2. Place the clothing in a plastic bag; document the time it was collected. 3. Secure the clothing on a wire hanger; label appropriately. 4. Drape the clothing over a chair in the room; provide to law enforcement officials when they arrive.
Identify the primary adverse effect of oral ketoconazole (Nizoral).
A. Ototoxicity B. Hepatic toxicity C. Renal toxicity D. None of these