A patient needs emergency endotracheal intubation. Which drug would the nurse expect to administer?
1. Succinylcholine
2. Atropine
3. Pralidoxime
4. Galantamine
Correct Answer: 1
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A woman in labor will receive general anesthesia prior to cesarean section. The nurse reminds the patient that food and fluids need to be restricted for several hours prior to delivery. What will this prevent?
a. Nausea and vomiting b. Vomiting and aspiration c. Abdominal cramping d. Intestinal obstruction
Why are research ethics essential? (Select all that apply.)
a. Research subjects must be protected from accidental disclosure of information. b. Institutional review boards exist to protect patient rights. c. Researcher misconduct may result in dissemination of potentially harmful results. d. Results published in professional journals represent a clear violation of privacy. e. Research subjects must be protected from deliberate violation of their rights.
Which intervention would be included when developing a care plan to deduce the risk for injury for a patient with dysphagia who requires feeding assistance? Select all that apply
a. Elevate bed to 90 degrees when feeding either solids or liquids b. If facial weakness is present, place food on the non-impaired side of the mouth c. Provide fluids when feeding of solids is complete d. Monitor the individual's temperature frequently e. If feeding causes agitation, introduce food after sedative medication is administered
How is the process of active transport beneficial to human living systems?
A. Active transport moves substances against a concentration gradient, allowing fluid compartment volume ionic differences to be maintained. B. Active transport allows the fluid lost at the capillary–interstitial compartment in-terface to be returned by lymph flow to the systemic circulation. C. When diffusion is limited by membrane impermeability, active transport maintains homeostasis of osmolarity across all body fluid compartments. D. When osmosis cannot occur during periods of anoxia, active transport facilitates movement of glucose across cell membranes so that energy production is not disrupted.