Which of the following forms of drug administration is the fastest?
A. intravenous
B. intramuscular
C. oral
D. sublingual
A. intravenous
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A patient drinks 8 ounces of juice with his meal. How many mL is this?
1. 80 mL 2. 800 mL 3. 260 mL 4. 240 mL
The purpose of initiating contractions in a CST is to
a. Determine the degree of fetal activity. b. Apply a stressful stimulus to the fetus. c. Identifying fetal acceleration patterns. d. Increase placental blood flow.
Every time the nurse enters the room of a postpartum client who gave birth 3 hours ago, the client asks something else about her birth experience. The nurse would:
1. Answer questions quickly and try to divert her attention to other subjects. 2. Review documentation of the birth experience and discuss it with her. 3. Contact the physician to warn him the client might want to file a lawsuit due to her preoccupation with her birth experience. 4. Submit a referral to Social Services out of concern over obsessive behavior.
Hormones are chemicals that regulate, integrate, and coordinate body systems and functions. The nurse educator asks a nursing student what the function of the hypothalamus is in the endocrine system
Which explanation by the student nurse provides the best description? A) The hypothalamus secretes hormones that are transported to target tissues through the circulatory system and directly into the blood stream. B) The hypothalamus secretes many hormones, which in turn control the release of hormones by the pituitary gland. C) The hypothalamus regulates the amount of calcium and phosphorus in the blood. D) The hypothalamus secretes hormones that mimic the action of the sympathetic nervous system.