An older patient with mild musculoskeletal pain is being seen by the primary care provider. The nurse anticipates that treatment of this patient's level of discomfort will include:
A) fentanyl
B) diazepam
C) acetaminophen
D) meperidine
C) acetaminophen
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Which diagnostic study provides the best evaluation of the functional integrity of cerebral motor pathways?
a. Electroencephalography c. Motor-evoked potentials b. Xenon CT d. Emission tomography
A nurse manager's week is filled with handling routine and repetitive issues. Which strategy should the manager employ to make handling these tasks most effective and efficient?
1. Ask those involved to leave voice mail messages about any routine matter. 2. Encourage those involved in routine matters to call between 10:00 a.m. and 12:00 p.m. each day. 3. Keep the office door open to be accessible to those dealing with these routine tasks. 4. Hold a meeting each week especially for dealing with routine and nonurgent matters.
An IV of lidocaine 2 g in 500 mL D5W is infusing at 45 mL/hr. What dose is the client receiving? _______________
a. 4 mg/hr b. 15 mg/hr c. 3 mg/hr d. 3 mg/min
When does a nurse use transillumination of the scrotum?
a. When the client has tortuosity of the veins along the spermatic cord b. When the client has an indirect hernia c. When there is a cystic mass filled with seminal fluid in the epididymis d. When there is twisting of the testicle and spermatic cord