A client is on digitalis and the lab results show that the client is hypokalemic. What effect could hypokalemia have on the drug administered?
1. It might cause pericarditis.
2. It can cause digitalis toxicity.
3. It can increase the effectiveness of digitalis.
4. It might not have any effect on digitalis.
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The nurse is assigned to an unfamiliar unit. While preparing to administer the evening medications, some of the medications are unfamiliar. What action should be taken?
a. Use a resource such as a book, electronic resource, a pharmacist, or package insert prior to administering any unfamiliar medications. b. Dispense the medications because they have been given to the client for the past few days without a problem. c. Do not dispense any medication. d. Ask someone else to dispense the medications.
Ketamine is considered a
a. stimulant c. hallucinogen b. dissociative anesthetic d. anxiolytic
Fibrous membrane separating muscles:
a. fascia b. flexion
When a suffix is added to a word, it:
A) makes the word plural. B) changes the meaning of the word. C) results in the opposite of the word. D) always makes the word a noun.