The mother of a child with end-stage renal disease asks the nurse why her son is getting an injection of erythropoietin. When responding to the mother, the nurse incorporates understanding of which of the following as the rationale?
A) To treat low calcium levels
B) To stimulate growth in stature
C) To stimulate red blood cell growth
D) To correct acidosis
C
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A client is brought to the emergency department with hallucinations, acne, and blackened teeth. During the nursing assessment, a generalized seizure begins. The nurse interprets this as possible toxicity to which substance?
A) Crack B) Cocaine C) Opiate D) Methamphetamine
When prescribing any headache therapy, appropriate use of medications needs to be discussed to prevent medication-overuse headaches. A clinical characteristic of medication-overuse headaches is that they:
1. Are increasing in frequency 2. Are increasing in intensity 3. Recur when medication wears off 4. Begin to "cluster" into a pattern
The nurse would expect a physician to prescribe which medication to a postpartum client with heavy bleeding and a boggy uterus?
1. Methylergonovine maleate (Methergine) 2. Rh immune globulin (RhoGAM) 3. Terbutaline (Brethine) 4. Docusate (Colace)
Which of the following clients is most likely to complain of afterbirth pains during her postpartum period?
a. G1 P0, diagnosed with preeclampsia b. G2 P0, group B streptococci in the vagina c. G3 P2, gave birth to a 4100-gram baby d. G4 P1, diagnosed with preterm labor