A patient is taking tocainide for a life-threatening ventricular arrhythmia. The most serious potential adverse effects involve
A) blood dyscrasias.
B) vertigo.
C) paresthesia.
D) visual impairment.
D
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A nurse manager is trying to educate the staff regarding efficiency and how it affects the unit's costs. Strategies to increase efficiency could include which of the following?
1. Increasing the number of unlicensed assistants providing direct nursing care 2. Limiting dressing supplies on the nursing unit 3. Labeling the cost of each item in the clean supply closet 4. Eliminating staff education sessions
Students are trying to learn organizational structures. Which statement indicates more studying time is needed?
1. ?Self-organizing is a part of relationship organizing structures.? 2. ?Shared governance believes all professions should share governance of others.? 3. ?Heterarchical structures are based on the connectedness between individuals.? 4. ?The parallel structure exists only in health care organizations.?
The nurse holds original licensure in a compact state and has practice privileges in two remote states. Should practice concerns arise with this nurse in a remote state, what is the status of the nurse's license?
Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected. Select all that apply. 1. Only the state in which the nurse demonstrated poor practice can act to suspend or revoke the nurse's license. 2. License suspension or revocation can only occur if all three states agree to the action. 3. Only the state in which the nurse holds licensure can act to suspend or revoke that license. 4. The remote state can place the nurse's license on probation. 5. The remote state can limit or stop the nurse from practicing in that state.
A patient asks the nurse for a nonmedical approach for excessive worry and work stress. Which therapy should the nurse recommend?
a. Meditation b. Acupuncture c. Ayurvedic herbs d. Chiropractic care