When the nurse is collecting a nursing history, an adolescent states that she has tried speed. For what does the nurse recognize this as the street name?
a. Barbiturates
b. Cocaine
c. Methamphetamine
d. Marijuana
ANS: C
"Speed" is the street name for methamphetamine.
You might also like to view...
A student nurse is caring for four patients in her senior clinical rotation. The patients are scheduled for baths that include washing their hair
Which of the patients will the student nurse need a health care provider's order to shampoo the hair? a. A 56-year-old man with diabetic ketoacidosis b. A 45-year-old woman with a neck injury c. A 34-year-old man with facial laceration d. A 67-year-old woman with pneumonia
The patient is experiencing respiratory insufficiency and is unable to maintain spontaneous respirations. The nurse expects that the physician will perform or insert which of the following airway management techniques or devices?
A) Oropharyngeal airway B) Jaw thrust maneuver C) Endotracheal intubation D) Cricothyroidotomy
The right ventricle expels blood through the _____ valve into the pulmonary trunk
a. mitral b. aortic c. pulmonic d. tricuspid
A patient has taken phenytoin (Dilantin) for 2 months. The patient is concerned about the different appearance of the capsules in the most recent prescription. The nurse verifies the label and dosage
What instructions should the nurse provide to the patient? a. "Discard the medication and obtain a new prescription." b. "The prescription is correct. The appearance may be different if a different pharmaceutical company produced the capsules, although the effectiveness would not be altered." c. "You should consistently receive the same formulation to maintain a constant blood level." d. "Take the medication back to the pharmacy where you got it filled and alert the pharmacist."