An older adult resident in a long-term care facility expresses multiple minor complaints at the nurse's station and wanders about aimlessly in the hallway. The nurse examines the patient's chart
Which newly prescribed drug may explain his behavior?
a. Tylenol
b. Theophylline
c. Bisacodyl
d. Lisinopril
B
The drug theophylline may make patients feel anxious and restless. Tylenol, bisacodyl, and lisi-nopril do not typically have this effect.
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Which of the following guidelines applies to periods of illness ("sick day rules") in a diabetic patient?
A) Do not eliminate insulin when nauseated and vomiting. B) Report elevated glucose levels greater than 150 mg/dL. C) Eat three meals a day. D) If nauseated, do not eat solid foods.
A patient asks why he must take a "loading dose" for the first dose of his prescribed drug and then take lower doses after that. What is your best response?
a. "The loading dose allows the first dose of this drug to get into your bloodstream faster and because it stays in the bloodstream a long time, you can take lower doses after that." b. "The first dose of a drug has to be higher to reach the bloodstream because the liver destroys it before it has a chance to start its action and work for you." c. "By taking the highest dose first and just once, you are reducing the likelihood of having a bad reaction or other side effects to this drug." d. "This schedule helps by ensuring that the drug is having an effect even if you forget to take the rest of the doses."
The nurse is caring for a child on bed rest who has severe edema in a left lower leg due to blocked lymphatic drainage. Which is the priority diagnosis for this child?
1. Risk for Imbalanced Nutrition: Less Than Body Requirements 2. Risk for Impaired Skin Integrity 3. Risk for Altered Body Image 4. Risk for Activity Intolerance
A neurologist is teaching about sensory pathways. Which information should the neurologist in-clude? Sensory pathways in the spinal cord to the thalamus are included in the:
a. corticospinal tract. b. pyramids. c. spinothalamic tract. d. anterior column.