Bisphosphonate administration education includes:
1. Taking it on a full stomach
2. Requiring sitting erect for at least 30 minutes afterward
3. Drinking it with orange juice
4. Taking it with H2 blockers or proton pump inhibitors (PPI) to protect the stomach
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What order for naloxone would be appropriate for the nurse to administer for reversal of opioid effects?
A) 1 mg IV repeat every 2 to 3 minutes B) 5 mg IV repeat every 5 minutes C) 0.1 mg IV repeat every 2 to 3 minutes D) 0.4 mg IV repeat every 3 minutes
The nurse is planning care to address ineffective airway clearance for a client with lung cancer. Which interventions should the nurse include in the client's plan of care? Select all that apply
A) Increase fluid intake to 3000 mL per day. B) Turn, cough, and deep breathe every 2 hours. C) Chest percussion every 8 hours D) Smoking cessation education E) Administer pneumococcal vaccine.
When the family of a dying person does not discuss the issue of death openly and avoids the subject of dying altogether, the nurse recognizes this behavior representative of the _____ stage described by Straus and Glaser
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
The nurse is reviewing the physician's notes on a patient's chart. The nurse notes that the patient demonstrated Cullen's sign. The nurse correctly recognizes that this patient most likely had which manifestation?
a. Sharp flank pain b. Pain in the upper right quadrant of the abdomen c. Pain with inspiration d. A bluish tinge around the umbilicus