A 33-year-old woman has irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). The physician has prescribed simethicone (Mylicon) for her discomfort. Which of the following will the nurse monitor most closely during the patient's drug therapy?
A) Drug toxicity
B) Anorexia
C) Increased abdominal pain and vomiting
D) Increased urine output
C
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Nurses must understand about policies in the institutions in which they work. What would hospital-based nurses need to understand about policies that pertain to culturally competent nursing care? (Mark all that apply.)
A) These policies provide for translation services. B) These policies train staff. C) These policies provide for staff from different cultures on each unit. D) These policies establish flexible regulations pertaining to visitors. E) These policies limit visitors who don't speak English.
A patient is concerned about getting hepatitis A from the hepatitis A vaccine. To allay this concern, the nurse explains that:
A) the pathogen is treated with a chemical so it cannot reproduce and cause illness. B) the pathogen is grown under conditions that make is less virulent. C) the vaccine contains purified antigens rather than whole organisms. D) toxins are treated with chemicals to remove toxic components.
A client with myasthenia gravis is prescribed pyridostigmine bromide (Mestinon) to:
a. decrease concentration of dopamine. b. increase concentration of acetylcholine. c. decrease activity at the internuncial neurons. d. increase calcium use in the skeletal muscles.
Which vessels are involved in passing food and oxygen to the cells?
a. Arteries b. Capillaries c. Veins d. Venules