A nurse is caring for a male patient who has a spinal cord injury due to a motorcycle accident. He has been taking dantrolene (Dantrium) for 2 weeks. The nurse will monitor which of the following?
A) Prothrombin time and partial thromboplastin time
B) Urine specific gravity
C) Alanine aminotransferase and total bilirubin levels
D) Follicle-stimulating hormone levels
C
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A nurse checks the radial pulse of a client and notes an irregular rhythm. The MOST appropriate action would be to:
a. count pulse rate for 15 seconds, then multiply by 4 b. count pulse rate for 30 seconds, then multiply by 2 c. count pulse rate for 60 seconds d. count pulse rate for 90 seconds
Flaws in the research design are a more serious limitation to the credibility of results than are gaps in the literature review
A) True B) False
The nurse is caring for a 54-year-old female patient on the first postoperative day after a Roux-en-Y gastric bypass procedure. Which assessment finding should be reported immediately to the surgeon?
a. Bilateral crackles audible at both lung bases b. Redness, irritation, and skin breakdown in skinfolds c. Emesis of bile-colored fluid past the nasogastric (NG) tube d. Use of patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) several times an hour for pain
A client is prescribed a dopaminergic agent for management of symptoms related to Parkinson disease
When teaching the client and family about the medication management, which time frame will the nurse include regarding when the medication should be recognizable? 1. Within 1 week 2. Within 2 to 3 days 3. Within 24 hours 4. Within 2 to 3 weeks