A patient who has been taking isoniazid (INH)
has a new prescription for pyridoxine. She is wondering why she needs this medication. The nurse explains that pyridoxine is often given concurrently with the isoniazid to prevent which condition?
a. Hair loss
b. Renal failure
c. Peripheral neuropathy
d. Heart failure
ANS: C
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A patient is brought in by ambulance with frostbite to the bilateral lower extremities. The patient states he is homeless and lives "in a box in an alley." What orders for rewarming the patient's legs would the nurse expect to receive?
A) Cover the patient with heating blankets until circulation is effectively restored B) Place in 100°F circulating bath until circulation is effectively restored C) Place in alternating hot and cold water until circulation is effectively restored D) Pack armpits and groin with bottles of heated saline until circulation is effectively restored
During a nonstress test, when monitoring the fetal heart rate, the nurse notes that when the expectant mother reports fetal movement, the heart rate increases 15 beats or more above the baseline. The nurse interprets this as:
A) Variable decelerations B) Fetal tachycardia C) A nonreactive pattern D) Reactive pattern
Write the sum of 9 and 7
What will be an ideal response?
The nurse informs the parents of a child with a clubfoot that the ___________ method is the current method of manipulation
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word