A patient is taking cimetidine (Tagamet) for increased gastric pain and hypersecretion. Nurses should use caution when administering cimetidine to patients with which of the following conditions?
A) Hepatic disease
B) Cancer
C) Hypertension
D) Diabetes mellitus
A
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The nurse manager is determining the unit budget for the next fiscal year. The current year's expenses for the care area are $1,425,740
If the percentage increase for the next year is to be 5% what should the manager calculate as being the next year's budget? (Calculate to the nearest whole number.)
A 27-year-old male patient is brought unresponsive to the emergency department by friends, who say that their friend drank more than half of a large bottle of whiskey 3 hours ago
Assessment reveals a blood alcohol level of 0.32%; V/S are: BP–88/32, R–6/minute, T–96.8° F, P–76/minute, weak and thready. The nurse should prepare the patient for which of the following interventions? a. IV fluids and stimulants b. Charcoal administration c. Gastric lavage and dialysis d. Naloxone (Narcan) administration
It is a generally accepted fact that for most older adults:
1. intellectual capabilities are impaired. 2. functional brain activities decrease. 3. functional intellectual capability is maintained. 4. creativity and judgment are severely impaired.
Tube feeding is often required by babies born before 34 weeks of gestation because
a. they are unable to chew. b. their taste buds are immature. c. they lack a coordinated suck-swallow ref-lex. d. they cannot digest breast milk or infant formula.