Which statement is incorrect about the administration of oral medications?
A) Check expiration dates on all labels.
B) Check patients for allergies to drugs.
C) Be aware that some drugs are best taken on an empty stomach.
D) When a patient is NPO, the patient can not receive any drugs.
D
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A) Blood is shunted from vital organs to peripheral areas of the body. B) Cells lack an adequate blood supply and are deprived of oxygen and nutrients. C) Circulating blood volume is decreased. D) Hemorrhage occurs as a result of trauma.
Blood-borne cancerous cells have recently spread from a woman's primary tumor in her pancreas to her bones
Which of the following components of the woman's immune system are likely to be directly involved in the attempt to eradicate the potential metastasis? Select all that apply. A) T lymphocytes B) Macrophages C) Natural killer (NK) cells D) B cells E) Mast cells
Sleep alteration resulting from an activation of physiological systems at inappropriate times during the sleep-wake cycle is called
a. insomnia c. parasomnia b. hypersomnia d. sleep deprivation
The patient is receiving valproic acid (Depakene) for treatment of seizures. The patient has also been taking a daily 81 mg aspirin tablet prophylactically for a cardiac condition. What would the nurse be most likely to observe?
1. An increase in seizure activity 2. Stevens-Johnson syndrome 3. Migraine headaches and generalized irritability 4. Bleeding from the gums and bruising of the skin