Preventative therapy for cluster headaches includes:
1. Massage or relaxation therapy
2. Ergotamine nightly before bed
3. Intranasal lidocaine four times a day during "clusters" of headaches
4. Propranolol (Inderal) daily
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The nurse is curious as to how a person's personality develops. The theorist that believed relationships with others influences the development of one's personality was:
a. Levinson. c. Piaget. b. Sullivan. d. Havighurst.
When performing a central venous catheter dressing change, which of the following steps is correct?
a. Wear sterile gloves while removing and discarding the soiled dressing. b. Apply pressure on the catheter-hub junction when removing the soiled dressing. c. Place a sterile transparent dressing over the site and the catheter-hub junction. d. Have the patient wear a mask or turn his head away from the site.
A patient has taken a traditional antipsychotic medication for several years. The nurse observes involuntary tongue movements and lip smacking. The nurse should
a. notify the health care provider. b. administer PRN doses of an anticholinergic drug. c. offer a reward when the patient stops these motions. d. counsel the patient that the movements are annoying to others.
Second-generation antihistamines astemizole and terfenadine were removed from the market because they produced:
A. ventricular arrhythmias that result from overstimulation of the SA node. B. ventricular arrhythmias that result from improper ion channel conduction. C. ventricular fibrillation in patients who have a pacemaker. D. atrial flutter in patients with congestive heart failure.