A patient diagnosed with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) like ulcerative colitis, which drug helps maintain or prolong remission by inhibiting prostaglandins and leukotrienes?
A. Sulfasalazine
B. Simethicone
C. Metoclopramide (Reglan)
Ans: A. Sulfasalazine
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The nurse accepts which of the following as proper legal documentation of complete bedrest for three days?
1. CBR for three days 2. CBR X3d 3. BR for three days 4. CBR for 3d
The nurse is planning care for a child who is diagnosed with cerebral palsy (CP). What are appropriate nursing diagnoses for this child?
Select all that apply. A) Impaired Mobility B) Risk for Injury C) Anxiety D) Caregiver Role Strain E) Deficient Diversional Activity
The nurse is caring for a 12-month-old child diagnosed with autistic disorder. What information from the mother during the health history should the nurse identify as being consistent with the health problem?
A) The child speaks in complete sentences. B) The child sleeps at least 12 out of every 24 hours. C) The child responds warmly to the father but not to the mother. D) The child constantly stares at a rotating wheel on the crib mobile.
The nurse understands that an important use for mydriatic eye medications is:
a. facilitate thorough examination of the eye. b. prepare a client for ocular surgery through pupil constriction. c. provide topical anesthesia for removal of foreign objects. d. treat blepharitis, conjunctivitis, and keratitis.