A client is being treated in the clinic for an exacerbation of multiple sclerosis. The nurse would anticipate administering which drug?
a. Diazepam (Valium)
b. Interferon ?1b (Betaseron)
c. Lioresal (Baclofen)
d. Methylprednisolone (Solu-Cortef)
B
Drugs used to treat exacerbations in ambulatory clients include Interferon ?1b, Interferon ?1a (Avonex), and glatiramer acetate (Copaxone). Diazepam and lioresal could be used to treat spas-ticity, while steroids are used for acute relapses.
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The nurse is caring for a mechanically ventilated patient with a pulmonary artery catheter who is receiving continuous enteral tube feedings. When obtaining continuous hemodynamic monitoring measurements, what is the best nursing action?
a. Do not document hemodynamic values until the patient can be placed in the supine position. b. Level and zero reference the air-fluid interface of the transducer with the patient in the supine position and record hemodynamic values. c. Level and zero reference the air-fluid interface of the transducer with the patient's head of bed elevated to 30 degrees and record hemodynamic values. d. Level and zero reference the air-fluid interface of the transducer with the patient supine in the side-lying position and record hemodynamic values.
The nurse explaining blood pressure to a patient instructs that, in a blood pressure of 120/80, the 80 indicates the:
a. pulse pressure. b. pressure in the relaxed ventricles. c. relative ejection factor. d. stroke volume.
An exercise for abdominal strengthening, known as the plank, is an example of which of the following forms of exercise?
a. Isotonic b. Isometric c. Conditioning d. Resistive isometric