For which patient is labetalol (Normodyne) contraindicated as an antihypertensive drug?
a. 48-year-old woman who is going through menopause
b. 72-year-old man who has an enlarged prostate gland
c. 80-year-old woman with severe glaucoma
d. 60-year-old man with severe asthma
ANS: D
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The first academic nursing centers were established in the
a. 1970s b. 1980s c. 1990s d. 2000s
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