The nurse explains that according to the general adaptation syndrome theory, if coping skills do not resolve the initial alarm response, the body becomes depleted of its reserve and the person enters the __________ stage
Fill in the blank with the appropriate word.
exhaustion
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A patient has taken phenytoin for 6 weeks. The nurse reviews the laboratory data and sees that the phenytoin level is 15. What is the nurse's best action?
1. This level is too low. Instruct the patient to increase the dose by 100 mg per day. 2. This level is in the therapeutic range. If the patient is seizure free and not experiencing significant, adverse events, the drug should be continued at this dose. 3. The serum level is above the therapeutic range. Instruct the patient to reduce the dose by 50% and avoid driving. 4. This dose is too high. Instruct the patient to stop the medication for 1 week, then return so that the level can be measured again.
A client's depression has not responded to conservative treatments, and the provider has prescribed phenelzine. The client's comorbidities include rheumatoid arthritis and type 1 diabetes. What assessment should the nurse prioritize?
During the first 24 hours after receipt of Activase (tPA), the primary concern is controlling N.T.'s:
a. Cardiac rhythm
b. BP
c. Glucose level
d. Oxygen saturation