The patient has alprazolam 1 mg oral twice a day as needed ordered for anxiety. The medication is supplied as alprazolam 0.5 mg per tablet. How many tablets of alprazolam would the patient receive with each dose? _________
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
2 tablets
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A nursing student has woken up with a throbbing headache, slight chills, and several bouts of sneezing but she is scheduled to be at a long-term care facility this morning for a day of clinical experience. What should the student do?
A) She should call in sick to protect clients or classmates from becoming ill. B) She should go to the facility, but wear a facemask when providing care for clients. C) She should go to clinical as scheduled in order to demonstrate her eagerness to learn. D) She should phone her clinical instructor and ask the instructor to decide whether she should come to clinical.
A normal maintenance dose for digoxin is 0.125 to 0.5 mg/day. In which of the following patients would the nurse most likely administer a lower-than-normal maintenance dose of digoxin?
A) A 25-year-old male with congestive heart failure and atrial fibrillation B) A 32-year-old female with cardiomegaly C) A 79-year-old male with cardiomegaly D) A 42-year-old female with a third heart sound
It has been postulated that depression may be a syndrome that reflects either activity or lack of activity in what areas of the brain? (Select all that apply.)
A) Limbic system B) Corpus callosum C) Reticular activating system (RAS) D) Substantia nigra E) Basal ganglia
A 3-month-old infant has had surgery to repair an inguinal hernia. The nurse is giving discharge instructions for care of the surgical site. Instructions should include:
1. Cleansing the surgical site by placing the infant in a bathtub twice a day. 2. After each diaper change, check to make sure the area is clean and dry. 3. Apply a dressing to the area to keep it clean. 4. Remove the stitches in one week.