Which law(s) govern all drug administration by nurses?
a. Drug Regulation and Reform Act
b. FDA Amendments Act
c. Nurse Practice Acts
d. The Controlled Substances Act
ANS: C
Each state's Nurse Practice Act identifies how nurses administer medications. The other acts govern how drugs are marketed and tested.
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The nursing student evaluates a number of different review books, and makes the best choice when the chosen book meets which of the following criteria?
1. Contains a large percentage of actual questions from the NCLEX-PN®. 2. Is published by the publishers of the medical-surgical book used in class. 3. Is on loan from someone who took and passed the exam. 4. Covers key concepts and areas likely to be tested on NCLEX-PN®.
Goals are stated in general terms, but expected outcomes are phrased in more specific terms
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
You are caring for a client who experiences the protrusion of an internal organ (bowel loop) through an incision. You should do which of the following first?
1. This is an emergency. Contact the physician immediately. 2. Cover the protruding intestine with a sterile dressing moistened with sterile normal saline solution to help prevent wound contamination, and keep the abdominal contents moist. 3. Monitor the client closely and assess vital signs and pulse oximetry readings. If the client goes into shock, contact the physician. 4. Provide emotional support to the client, because the event is extremely frightening.
The nurse explains to a client receiving packed RBCs that the blood product is produced by centrifuging (spinning) whole blood, which forces the RBCs to the bottom of the container
For which of the following clients would packed RBCs be the best choice? A) A client who has anemia B) A client who has massive acute hemorrhaging C) A client with thrombocytopenia D) A client with hypovolemic shock