A trailing 0 is placed after the decimal when calculating medication dosages to help prevent medication
errors.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
FALSE
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A) Deficient fluid volume B) Delayed wound healing C) Hypocalcemia D) Pathologic fractures
A school health nurse is screening for scoliosis. What assessment findings would the nurse look for? (Select all that apply.)
1. Uneven shoulders and hips 2. A one-sided rib hump 3. Prominent scapula 4. Lordosis 5. Pain
A nurse is caring for an older adult client who is to be discharged from the health care facility. The client has been prescribed the use of a liquid oxygen unit at home to continue with oxygen therapy
What should the nurse tell the client regarding the potential problems of using a liquid oxygen unit? Select all that apply. A) Liquid oxygen may leak during warm weather. B) The unit may give off a bad smell if not cleaned regularly. C) The unit's outlet may become occluded because of frozen moisture. D) Portable liquid oxygen is more expensive. E) The unit may require a secondary source of oxygen.
What is the process by which a drug is transported by circulating body fluids to receptor sites?
a. Osmosis b. Distribution c. Absorption d. Biotransformation