Long-term anticoagulant therapy for a patient with valvular heart disease and chronic atrial fibrillation includes which drug?
a. Heparin sodium
b. Warfarin sodium (Coumadin)
c. Diltiazem (Cardizem)
d. Enoxaparin (Lovenox)
Answer: c. Diltiazem (Cardizem)
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A nurse manager is leading an education session regarding disaster triage for emergency department nurses. Which statement should the manager include in this instruction?
1. "Follow your current triage system." 2. "Your triage system will be reversed during a disaster." 3. "Triage is not necessary during disasters." 4. "Your triage system will basically be first-come, first-served."
What is the highest priority for the nurse to teach the client who is being discharged after a fixed centric occlusion for a mandibular fracture?
a. How to use wire cutters b. Eating six soft or liquid meals each day c. How to irrigate the mouth every 2 hours d. Sleeping in semi-Fowler's position post-operatively
A female patient asks about the effectiveness of various birth control methods. The nurse should inform her that the most effective methods are which of the following? (Select all that apply.)
a. Intrauterine devices (IUDs) b. Spermicides c. Intramuscular medroxyprogesterone acetate d. Levonorgestrel subdermal implants e. Sterilization
Height = 56 cm; weight = 18 kg. Calculate the BSA: ________. (Round to the nearest hundredth)
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).