A patient is admitted to the emergency department with chest pain that is unrelieved with organic nitrates. What medication will be administered to manage angina that is unresponsive to organic nitrates?
A) Intravenous morphine sulfate
B) Intravenous nitroglycerine
C) Oral nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agents
D) Duragesic topical patch
B
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A registered nurse interprets that a scribbled medication order reads 25 mg. The nurse administers 25 mg of the medication to a patient, and then discovers that the dose was incorrectly interpreted and should have been 15 mg
Who is ultimately responsible for the error? a. Physician b. Pharmacist c. Nurse d. No fault
A prerequisite for all of the other adaptive leader behaviors is to regulate distress
a. True b. False
During assessment of the patient diagnosed with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), which sign(s) and symptom(s) would the nurse expect to find? (Select all that apply.)
a. Hair loss b. Enlarged cervical lymph nodes c. Mouth sores d. Fatigue e. Rashes
The thoracic nerves of the sympathetic division of the autonomic nervous system:
A. originate from the sacral region of the spinal cord. B. supply the internal organs of the head, thoracic cavity, and upper abdominal cavity. C. supply the lower portion of the abdominal cavity and the pelvic cavity. D. decrease the activity of the heart during the fight or flight reaction.