A patient is to receive a tumor necrosis factor inhibitor (TNF inhibitor). What should the patient be tested for prior to beginning therapy?
A) Allergy to ragweed
B) Antigen sensitivity
C) Tuberculosis
D) Pneumonia
C
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Based on these assessment findings, the nurse indicates to the student that this is which type of pulmonary edema? 1. Neurogenic 2. Cardiogenic 3. High altitude 4. Excessive IV fluid administration
To assess the effectiveness of heparin therapy the nurse looks up what lab value?
a. prothrombin time (PT) c. vitamin K plasma concentration b. partial thromboplastin time (PTT) d. bleeding time
The nurse understands that methocarbamol is contraindicated:
a. in clients with acute muscle spasms. c. for use as a pediatric muscle relaxant. b. as a centrally acting muscle relaxant. d. for oral administration.
Everyone in the emergency shelter told their neighbors what they were doing and how they got away. Which of the following is the most likely reason why these people are sharing their escape stories?
a. They are euphoric because they are safe in the shelter. b. They are in the "honeymoon phase," when everyone draws together. c. They are in the reconstruction phase, reviewing just how everything happened. d. They are totally unrealistic, as they clearly had no idea of the extent of the disaster.