A patient is admitted to the emergency room after consuming 50 acetaminophen tablets in a suicide attempt. What medication will be administered to counteract the effect of the acetaminophen?
A) Oxymetazoline hydrochloride (Afrin)
B) Acetylcysteine (Mucomyst)
C) Daptomycin (Cubicin)
D) Darbepoetin alfa (Aranesp)
B
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When addressing an ethical dilemma, contextual, physiological, and personal factors of the situation must be considered. Which of the following is an example of a personal factor?
a. The hospital has a policy that everyone must have an advanced directive on the chart. b. The patient has lost 20 pounds in the past month and is fatigued all of time. c. The patient has told you what quality of life means and his or her wishes. d. The physician considers care to be futile in a given situation.
The stool of a patient with obstructive jaundice typically is
a. black and tarry. c. gray or tan. b. pale yellow and greasy. d. brown, containing mucus.
A physician prescribes an additional medication for a client taking an antipsychotic agent. The medication is to be administered "prn for EPS." When should a nurse plan to administer this medication?
A) When the client's white blood cell count falls below 3000 mm3 B) When the client exhibits tremors and a shuffling gait C) When the client complains of dry mouth D) When the client experiences a seizure
The first major federal government action relating to health was the:
1. Passage of the Social Security Act 2. Creation of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) 3. Creation of the Public Health Service (PHS) 4. Creation of Medicare and Medicaid