The laboratory monitoring required when a patient is on a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor is:
1. Complete blood count every 3 to 4 months
2. Therapeutic blood levels every 6 months after a steady state is achieved
3. Blood glucose every 3 to 4 months
4. There is no laboratory monitoring required
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A 66-year-old woman has experienced a significant decline in her quality of life as a result of worsening rheumatoid arthritis
Her physician has prescribed etanercept and the nurse is responsible for facilitating this new aspect of the patient's drug regimen. This will involve the administration of A) daily, outpatient intravenous therapy. B) daily, oral administration . C) weekly subcutaneous injections. D) weekly administration of an enteric coated tablet.
A nurse is working in the area of labor and birth. Her assignment is to take care of a gravida 1 para 0 who presents in early labor at term. Vaginal exam reflects the following: 2 cm, cervix posterior, -1 station, and vertex with membranes intact
The client asks the nurse "if she can break her water so that her labor can go faster?" The nurse's response, based on the ethical principle of nonmaleficence, is which of the following? a. Tell the client that she will have to wait until she has progressed further on the vaginal exam and then she will perform an amniotomy. b. Have the client write down her request and then call the physician for an order to implement the amniotomy. c. Instruct the client that only a physician or certified midwife can perform this procedure. d. Give the client an enema to stimulate labor.
A nurse is working closely with a client regarding a chemotherapy regimen, providing consultation, education, and direction for the client and the client's family. This nurse would most likely be certified as which of the following?
1. Nurse practitioner 2. Clinical nurse specialist 3. Nurse educator 4. Nurse entrepreneur