The margin of safety is ________ than the therapeutic index
A. less accurate in gauging drug toxicity
B. simpler to calculate
C. more conservative in the direction of safety
D. less meaningful in general
C. more conservative in the direction of safety
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Following an intravenous pyelogram (IVP), nursing responsibilities will include:
1. informing the client that a warm, flushed feeling can occur at the IV site. 2. explaining that urine can be pink-tinged for 24 hours. 3. keeping the client NPO for 4 hours. 4. checking the injection site for redness and warmth.
Some risk factors for pressure injuries are: a. immobility, shear forces, malnutrition andincontinence
b. immobility, continence, malnutrition anddehydration. c. immobility, shear forces, malnutrition and fluid overload. d. mobility, friction, malnutrition and fluid overload.
Which one of the following statements about the definition of family is most accurate?
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