An adolescent client tells the nurse that he or she occasionally "sniffs airplane glue." When discussing the effects of long-term use of inhalants, which of the following would the nurse most likely include?
A) Tremors and CNS arousal
B) Enhanced normal heart rhythms
C) Enhanced attention focus and memory
D) Brain damage and cognitive abnormalities
D
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a. Sleep architecture changes during the sleep period, resulting in increased slow-wave sleep at the end of the cycle. b. Cycles of rapid-eye-movement sleep increase in the second half of sleep and occupy longer periods. c. Dreams occur more frequently when a person is experiencing unresolved conflicts or depression. d. Dream content relates directly to developmental tasks. The person is likely feeling autonomous.
The nurse recognizes that an older adult patient with heart failure is experiencing the effects of inadequate cardiac output, a problem that affects many of the body's systems
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A) Percutaneously B) Surgically C) Transrectally D) MTBE
A patient is receiving the antitumor antibiotic doxorubicin (Adriamycin) to treat lung cancer. The patient is experiencing shortness of breath and palpitations. The nurse is concerned that the patient has developed which condition?
a. Anemia b. Cardiotoxicity c. Hypersensitivity d. Pulmonary infection