How is a medication administered when it is ordered by the sublingual route?
What will be an ideal response?
Under the tongue
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The nurse working in an obstetrician's office receives a call from a 13-year-old girl who is 28 weeks pregnant reporting severe back pain that is constant and rated as a 7 on a 1-10 scale. The nurse will:
1. Tell the client to come to the obstetrician's office immediately. 2. Instruct the client to lie down after taking two acetaminophen (Tylenol). 3. Make an appointment for the client to be seen later this afternoon. 4. Tell the client to take a laxative and call back if pain not relieved.
Which of the following best describes the strengths of the American health care system? (Select all that apply.)
a. Offering the availability and use of technological advances in equipment and procedures b. Having the ability to overcome concerns regarding access and rationing c. Providing the highest quality of life among any industrialized nation d. Having the lowest maternal and infant mortality rate among industrialized nations e. Leading the world in laboratory and clinical research f. Creating the best patient care outcomes
A client who is 16 weeks pregnant with her first baby asks how long it will be before she feels the baby move. Which is the nurse's best answer?
a. "You should have felt the baby move by now." b. "The baby is moving, but you can't feel it yet." c. "Some babies are quiet and you don't feel them move." d. "Within the next month you should start to feel fluttering sensations."
Which description is characteristic of an impulsive child?
a. Pacing and speaking in a very loud, disruptive voice b. Frequently talking about hearing voices telling him what to do c. Running out into the street regardless of frequent instruction to look both ways first d. Having a difficult time concentrating on reading since his attention is easily di-verted