A patient is administered amiodarone (Cordarone) orally to prevent recurrence of atrial fibrillation. What is the recommended dosage to prevent a recurrence of atrial fibrillation?
A) 50–75 mg orally every day
B) 100–200 mg orally every day
C) 250 mg orally every day
D) 200 mg orally twice a day
B
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A nurse manager interacts with a particularly difficult healthcare provider who is demanding of and demeaning to the nurses on the unit. Through this situation, the nurse manager has learned that which are characteristics of successful communication?
Select all that apply. A) Accuracy B) Assertiveness C) Critical thinking D) Honesty E) Networking
The physician orders a 24-hour urine test for a client on a medical unit. At what time would the nurse document the start of the specimen collection?
A) From 8 AM to the following day at 8 AM B) From the time of the first morning void to 24 hours later C) From the time that urine is placed into the container until 24 hours later D) From the time the first specimen is dropped off at the lab for 24 hours
A psychiatric nurse whose area of practice is tertiary prevention of mental illness is asked to describe the focus of this type of practice. The nurse can best describe it as:
a. enriching the understanding of mental illness. b. preventing mental illness from occurring initially. c. limiting disability related to an episode of mental illness. d. increasing community awareness of the symptoms of mental illness.
You are reviewing published research studies on patients with diabetes mellitus and patients without diabetes mellitus
Using your knowledge about observational analytic studies that enroll one group of persons with a certain health problem and a group of persons without the health problem, what type of study was used in this published research study? A) Case control B) Case C) Clinical trial D) Cohort