The nurse knows to administer acarbose (Precose), an alpha-glucosidase inhibitor, at which time?
a. 30 minutes before breakfast
b. With the first bite of each main meal
c. 30 minutes after breakfast
d. Once daily at bedtime
ANS: B
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A) causes increased permeability of the alveoli B) provides transportation for oxygen into the lungs C) keeps the alveoli open during expiration D) dilates the bronchioles, decreasing airway resistance
The family of a patient with schizophrenia who has been stable for a year reports to the community mental health nurse that the patient reports feeling tense and having difficulty concentrating
He sleeps only 3 to 4 hours nightly and has begun to talk about creatures called "volmers" hiding in the warehouse where he works and undoing his work each night. This information most likely suggests: a. medication nonadherence. b. a need for psychoeducation. c. the chronic nature of his illness. d. relapse of his schizophrenia.
The nurse is preparing to administer cimetidine 300 mg IV per the prescriber's order. Which of the following represents proper administration of the medication?
a. Mix 300 mg with 10 mL of 5% dextrose and water and give IVP over 1 minute. b. Mix 300 mg with 10 mL of 0.9% sodium chloride and give IVP over 2 minutes. c. Mix 300 mg in 50 mL of 0.9% sodium chloride and infuse over 15 minutes. d. Mix 300 mg in 100 mL of 0.9% sodium chloride and infuse over 5 minutes.
In your role as a community health nurse, you vote to deny services for well teenagers; instead, you support a proposal to allocate the county's limited resources to childhood immunizations. Which ethical principle are you supporting?
1. justice 2. beneficence 3. fidelity 4. nonmaleficence