The perinatal nurse assessing a newborn for jaundice recalls that ________________ is a process that converts the yellow lipid-soluble (nonexcretable) bilirubin pigment (present in bile) into a water-soluble (excretable) pigment
Fill in the blank with the appropriate word.
conjugation
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You are the nurse caring for a patient who is Native American who arrives at the clinic for treatment related to type II diabetes
Which question would best provide you with information about the role food plays in the patient's cultural practice and identify how the patient's food preferences could be related to the patient's problem? A) "Do you feel any of your cultural practices have a negative impact on your disease process?" B) "What types of foods are served as a part of your cultural practices, and how they are prepared?" C) "As a nonnative, I am unaware of your cultural practices. Could you teach me a few practices that may affect your care?" D) "Tell me about foods that are important to your cultural practices and how you feel they relate to your diabetes."
Which of the following types of skeletal muscle relaxants can be considered a cholinergic receptor antagonist?
A. An indirect-acting cholinergic drug B. A nondepolarizing drug C. A depolarizing drug D. A direct-acting cholinergic drug
Pharmacoeconomics is:
1. The study of the part of the U.S. economy devoted to drug use
2. The study of the impact of prescription drug costs on the overall economy
3. The analysis of the costs and consequences of any health-care-related treatment or service
4. The analysis of the clinical efficacy of the drug
When delegating postmortem care to unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP), it is essential that the nurse inform the UAP of which piece of information?
1. The tubes or other medical devices to be left in place 2. The disposition of the body after postmortem care is completed 3. The method to contact the family 4. The information to be documented in the medical record