In a patient with a complete small bowel obstruction, what symptoms would the nurse be most likely to find?
A) Absence of bowel sounds
B) Acute, intermittent abdominal cramps
C) Pain increased with emesis
D) No evidence of hypovolemia
B
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A patient has been taking digoxin (Lanoxin), 0.25 mg, and furosemide (Lasix), 40 mg, daily. Upon routine assessment by a nurse, the patient states, "I see yellow halos around the lights"
The nurse should perform which of the following interactions based on this assessment? a. Assess the patient for other symptoms of digitalis toxicity. b. Withhold the next dose of furosemide. c. Continue to monitor the patient for heart failure. d. Document the findings and reassess in 1 hour.
The family the nurse is caring for in the community has a two-month-old child. The infant is breastfed, and the father helps care for the child by changing diapers, and dressing and bathing the baby
The mother will be returning to work when the baby is three months old, and a day care provider has been arranged. Although the mother occasionally feels fatigued, the couple has resumed having sexual relations, although not as frequently as before the pregnancy. Which family model best describes this family? A. Model of the Childbearing Family B. Model Incorporating the Unattached Young Adult C. Model of the Nuclear Family D. Model of the Breastfeeding Mother
An adult client who prescribed the anticholinergic oxybutynin (Ditropan) for urinary incontinence is admitted to the unit with acute muscle spasms after twisting her back in a fall
Which medication used for muscle spasm relaxation would cause the nurse the most concern? 1. Ibuprofen 600 mg 2. Cyclobenzaprine (Flexeril) 3. Tizanidine (Zanaflex) 4. Chlorzoxazone (Parafon Forte)
What phrase best describes pharmacodynamics?
1. The potency of a drug 2. What the body does to a drug 3. How a drug exerts its effects 4. The efficacy of a drug