The LPN/LVN giving primaquine must know this medication is used to treat which of the following conditions:
1. Pneumonia
2. Cardiac disease
3. Edema of the legs
4. Malaria
4
Primaquine is a drug used in the treatment of malaria (antimalarial).
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A) "Oral forms of vitamin B12 will not be absorbed." B) "Oral ingestion of vitamin B12 causes irritation and bleeding." C) "Pernicious anemia causes changes in the mucous membrane." D) "In severe pernicious anemia, vitamin B12 orally is not effective."
Order: Humulin NPH 16 units and Humulin regular 5 units subcutaneous at 7:30 AM. What is the total insulin dose? _______________
a. 21 units b. 16 units c. 5 units d. 37 units
The nurse is providing care to a group of terminally ill clients. The client who is most likely experiencing the anger stage of grief is the one who states
A child with a school assignment about vitamins asks the nurse which is a fat-soluble vitamin. The nurse replies:
a. folic acid c. thiamine b. pyridoxine d. ergocalciferol