An acquired resistance to a drug is called ____________________
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
tolerance
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The nurse is administrating metoprolol for a patient with the diagnosis of UA. Which of the following assessment findings requires immediate nursing interventions?
1. change in level of consciousness 2. complaint of seeing green halos 3. decrease in urine output 4. heart rate of 46 beats per minute
A 25-year-old optical technician comes to your clinic for evaluation of fatigue. As part of your physical examination, you listen to her heart and hear a murmur only at the cardiac apex. Which valve is most likely to be involved, based on the location of the murmur?
A) Mitral B) Tricuspid C) Aortic D) Pulmonic
Of all the patients who have been scheduled to have a biophysical profile, for which patient should the nurse clarify the physician's order?
1. A gravida with intrauterine growth restriction 2. A gravida with mild hypertension of pregnancy 3. A gravida who is post-term 4. A gravida who complains of decreased fetal movement for 2 days
Which health care worker should be referred to critical incident stress debriefing?
a. Nurse who works at an oncology clinic where patients receive chemotherapy b. Case manager whose patients are seriously mentally ill and are being cared for at home c. Health care employee who worked 8 hours at the information desk of an intensive care unit d. Emergency medical technician (EMT) who treated victims of a car bombing at a department store