The nurse is preparing to administer medications to a group of clients. One of the medications is atropine, an anticholinergic drug. This drug is contraindicated in which client?
A. The client with glaucoma
B. The client with hyperthyroidism
C. The client with a hiatal hernia
D. The client with lung cancer
Answer: A
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a. must check Oregon's nurse practice act related to licensure for endorsement. b. will automatically be grandfathered in as a licensed registered nurse. c. may request certification in Oregon rather than licensure, so as not to have to retake the NCLEX-RN®. d. should contact the American Nurses Credentialing Center to determine whether he or she is eligible to practice in an another state.
The nurse is caring for a patient who is receiving total parenteral nutrition (TPN). The patient reports nausea, headache, and thirst. The nurse will contact the provider to discuss
a. giving acetaminophen for headache pain. b. obtaining a serum glucose level. c. ordering an antiemetic to prevent vomiting. d. starting intravenous isotonic dextrose.
Qualitative researchers typically adhere to the view that to impose controls on a research setting is to remove irrevocably some of the meaning of reality
A) True B) False
The nurse knows that an 11-year-old child is in acute respiratory distress. The assessment may include all of the following except:
1. Clubbed nailbeds. 2. Pallor. 3. Rales and retractions. 4. Nasal flaring.