Shortly after treating your patient for a variety of cardiac dysrhythmias, your patient complains of dry mouth, blurred vision, palpitations, and sensitivity to light. Which drug might you have administered too much of?
A) Lidocaine
B) Adensoine
C) Atropine
D) Amiodarone
Ans: C) Atropine
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Health history is an important part of the assessment of a 1-month-old with an infectious disorder. Which of the following segments of health history is most likely to provide information about whether the mother infected the infant?
A) Family history B) Past medical history C) Home treatments D) Present illness history
A patient who is receiving daily steroids for control of a condition calls the nurse to ask advice about whether a small child who has been exposed to influenza should come and visit because she has not had any symptoms
An appropriate response by the office nurse would be: 1. "Yes, let the child visit. There is no reason not to visit, because this child is not sick." 2. "No, the child should not visit. Infectious diseases are often most communicable in the short period before the child actually becomes ill." 3. "It would be up to the patient. Plan not to get overtired with a small child running and bouncing around." 4. "Take the child who is not sick to her own doctor and ask this question first."
When counseling parents and children about the importance of increased physical activity, the nurse can emphasize
a. Anaerobic exercise should comprise a major component of the child's daily exercise. b. All children should be physically active for at least 2 hours per day. c. It is not necessary to participate in physical education classes at school if a student is taking part in other activities. d. Making exercise fun and a habitual activity.
The perinatal nurse talks to the prenatal class attendees about guidelines for exercise in pregnancy. Recommended guidelines include:
Select all answers that apply: A) Stopping if the woman is tired B) Bouncing and slowly arching the back C) Increasing fluid intake throughout the physical activity D) Maintaining the ability to walk and talk during exercise