All of the following drugs are useful and are recommended for treatment of osteoporosis EXCEPT:
A. Bisphosphonate drugs (such as alendronate)
B. Selective estrogen receptor modulator drugs (such as raloxifene)
C. Sodium fluoride
D. Calcitonin
E. Drugs having parathyroid-like hormone activity
C
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State legislatures give authority to administrative bodies, such as state boards of nursing, to:
a. create statutory laws. b. establish regulatory laws. c. try case law cases. d. create laws based on social mores.
A partnership between health care professionals and leaders of faith traditions to identify roles of the faith community in improving the overall health of the public is:
a. The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute b. The National League for Nursing c. Healthy People 2010 d. The Carter Center in Atlanta
A desired outcome for a client immobilized in a long leg cast reads; Client will state three signs of impaired circulation prior to discharge. When the nurse evaluates the client's progress, the client is able to state that numbness and tingling are signs of impaired circulation. What would be an appropriate evaluation statement for the nurse to write?
A. Client understands the signs of impaired circulation B. Goal met: Client cited numbness and tingling as sign of impaired circulation C. Goal not met: Client able to name only two signs of impaired circulation D. Goal not met: Client unable to describe signs of impaired circulation
Both bupropion and varenicline impact the central nervous system (CNS) in the treatment of smoking cessation. However, varenicline differs from bupropion in that it:
A. blocks nicotine receptors in the brain. B. reduces the CNS effects of nicotine withdrawal. C. stimulates nicotine receptors in the brain. D. reduces the CNS effects of nicotine toxicity.