The nurse is teaching a patient how to administer clonidine (Catapres) using the transdermal patch system. The nurse tells the patient to change the patches how often?
a. Daily
b. Every 3 days
c. Every 7 days
d. Every 14 days
C
The nature of the clonidine patch delivers a low dose of the drug continually from the patch for 7 days. After 7 days, minimal drug is left in the patch and the patient will no longer receive a the-rapeutic dose. To ensure a continual therapeutic dose, the patch is removed after 7 days and a fresh one applied.
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When choosing an appropriate model for health education, community health nurses often select the PRECEDE-PROCEED model for which reason?
A) It emphasizes the desired outcome of the teaching. B) The steps are similar to those of the nursing process. C) The nurse's perception of the problem is key. D) Evaluation of outcomes is the final step.
The nurse caring for a patient in the critical care unit who has a central venous pressure (CVP) monitoring system notes that the patient's CVP is increasing and is aware that this increased pressure may be indicative of:
A) Hypovolemia B) Hypervolemia C) Hypermagnesemia D) Hypomagnesemia
Aerobic glycolysis occurs in the
a. nucleus. b. cytoplasm. c. membrane. d. mitochondria.
During the fourth stage of labor, the client's blood pressure (BP) is 110/60, pulse 90, and the fundus is firm midline and halfway between the symphysis pubis and the umbilicus. What should the nurse do?
1. Massage the fundus. 2. Continue to monitor. 3. Turn the client onto her left side. 4. Place the bed in Trendelenburg position.