A nurse should routinely ask a colleague to double-check a medication calculation and the actual medication before administering which medications?
a. Antibiotics
b. Acetaminophen
c. Anticonvulsants
d. Anticoagulants
D
The nurse should ask another nurse to check the dosage calculation and the medication before administering anticoagulants. The nurse always double-checks a dosage calculation, but it is not necessary to have a second nurse check the medication before administering antibiotics, acetaminophen, or anticonvulsant medications.
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a. Limit sodium intake. b. Refrain from alcohol use. c. Eat high-fiber foods. d. Exercise with weights.
A pregnant client is admitted at 36 weeks' gestation with documented uterine contractions, ruptured membranes, and a 5-centimeter cervical dilation. The nurse should anticipate the health care provider will:
a. attempt to stop labor by ordering tocolytics b. make no attempt to stop labor c. order complete bed rest in the Trendelenburg position d. start an oxytocin IV to facilitate delivery
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The pancreas is both an endocrine and exocrine gland
Indicate whether the statement is true or false