Which of the following medications is prescribed to decrease cerebral vasospasm?
a. Phenytoin (Dilantin) c. Nimodipine (Nimotop)
b. Phenobarbital d. Vecuronium (Norcuron)
C
Nimodipine is used to decrease cerebral vasospasm.
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A) The mother also has genetic mutation of chromosome 21. B) The patient has a nondisjunction occurring during meiosis. C) During meiosis a reduction of chromosomes results in 23. D) The patient will have a single X chromosome and infertility.
The emergency department nurse is caring for a patient who has gone into cardiac arrest. The nurse is performing external defibrillation. Which of the following is a vital step in the procedure?
A) Gel pads are placed anteriorly, over the apex, and posteriorly for better conduction. B) No one is to be touching the patient at the time shock is delivered. C) Continue to ventilate the patient via endotracheal tube during the procedure. D) Second shock cannot be administered for 1 minute to allow recharging.
The nurse educator of the pediatric unit determines that vital signs are frequently not being documented when children return from surgery
According to quality improvement (QI), to correct the problem, the educator, in consultation with the patient care manager, would initially do which of the following? a. Talk to the staff individually to determine why this is occurring. b. Call a meeting of all staff to discuss this issue. c. Have a group of staff nurses review the established standards of care for postoperative patients. d. Document which staff members are not recording vital signs, and write them up.
A child diagnosed with cancer is prescribed chemotherapy. The latest lab value indicates the white-blood-cell count is very low. Which medication order does the nurse anticipate?
1. Filgrastim (Neupogen) 2. Ondansetron (Zofran) 3. Oprelvekin (Neumega) 4. Epoetin alfa (human recombinant erythropoietin)