The nurse accidentally administers 15 mg of morphine IM to a client who had been given another dose of morphine 15 mg IM about 30 minutes earlier. What action should the nurse be prepared to take?
A. Administration of oxygen
B. Administration of naloxone (Narcan)
C. Administration of protamine sulfate
D. Assistance with endotracheal intubation
B
A combined dose of 30 mg of morphine may cause severe respiratory depression in some clients. Naloxone is an opioid antagonist and can be used (intravenously) as an antidote to a morphine overdose.
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A. "I will weigh myself every day." B. "I will drink only 1 L of fluid each day." C. "I will avoid aspirin and aspirin-containing drugs." D. "I will avoid nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs."
What was the reason school nursing was seen as so effective?
A. In-school treatment reduced absenteeism. B. Nurses were cheaper to employ than additional teachers. C. Very ill children were not allowed to attend school. D. The nurses knew when to send young children home.
The growth in private health insurance was stimulated by _________
A. federal and state subsidies. B. higher per capita income and tax-exempt employer-paid health insurance. C. the growth of private managed care organizations.
Which of the following is considered a complication of an MI?
a. diaphoresis b. chest pain c. nausea d. cardiac dysrhythmias