What process of pharmacokinetics is most important to consider when prescribing a drug that has a narrow therapeutic range?
a. bioavailability
b. distribution
c. metabolism
Answer: a. bioavailability
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The nurse is helping another nurse to take a blood pressure reading on a patient's thigh. Which action is correct regarding thigh pressure?
a. Either the popliteal or femoral vessels should be auscultated to obtain a thigh pressure. b. The best position to measure thigh pressure is the supine position with the knee slightly bent. c. If the blood pressure in the arm is high in an adolescent, then it should be compared with the thigh pressure. d. The thigh pressure is lower than the pressure in the arm, which is attributable to the distance away from the heart and the size of the popliteal vessels.
When presenting health information the population health nurse wants to create a climate where the participants do not feel threatened. Which topic and nursing action will help create this type of climate?
1. Exercise, where the nurse begins the first session with a description of the difficulties the nurse sometimes finds in trying to exercise. 2. Stress, where the nurse plays soft music throughout the first session. 3. Good nutrition, where the nurse provides a meal for the first session. 4. Diabetes, where the nurse asks a group of diabetics to talk to the class during the first session.
After invasive procedures to assess the respiratory system, which of the following signs should the nurse assess?
A) Watery sputum C) Respiratory distress B) Loss of consciousness D) Masses in pleural space
Internal rotation is turning the joint:
a. Outward b. Inward c. Downward d. Upward