A patient in the ICU, in addition to his critical illness, suffers from clinical depression and is receiving medication for it
The nurse understands that this patient's anti-depression medications are most likely to inhibit the reuptake of which of the following neurotransmitters? Select all that apply.
A) Acetylcholine
B) Endorphin
C) Enkephalin
D) Serotonin
E) Norepinephrine
F) Substance P
D, E
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a. Implement nothing by mouth (NPO) status for 8 hours. b. Withhold all daily medications until after the examination. c. Administer morphine sulfate to prevent claustrophobia during the test. d. Place the client in a gown that has cloth ties instead of metal snaps.
When the nurse is assessing the glomerular filtration rate (GFR) of a patient, which method is more accurate when the patient's GFR is normal or mildly decreased?
A) Cockcroft-Gault equation B) Modification of Diet in Renal Disease C) Chronic Kidney Disease-Epidemiology Collaboration D) RIFLE
The nurse is caring for four patients who have abdominal surgical wounds. Which patient in this surgical nurse's assignment does the nurse assess to be at greatest risk for wound dehiscence?
A) A 68-year-old-man with diabetes on postoperative day 5 B) A 60-year-old man on low-dose corticosteroids prior to surgery on postoperative day 1 C) A 40-year-old woman with no past medical history on postoperative day 5 D) A 40-year-old obese woman on postoperative day 2
Rogers described three principles of homeodynamics to describe the nature of change in the human-environmental field process
A. Mind, body, spirit B. Intra, inter, and extra dimensions of reality C. Resonancy, helicy, and integrality D. Unitary, revolutionary, congruency