The antidote administered to reverse magnesium toxicity is _____________________
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
Calcium gluconate
If magnesium toxicity is suspected, the infusion should be discontinued immediately. Calcium gluconate, the antidote for magnesium sulfate, may also be ordered and given by slow IV push over at least 3 minutes (usually by the physician) to prevent undesirable reactions such as arrhythmias, bradycardia, and ventricular fibrillation.
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Which of the following is a measure taken to protect healthcare workers from being charged with battery?
A) The client's signed release is obtained for presentations. B) The nurse uses initials instead of names in written reports. C) Clients sign a written consent before undergoing any kind of procedure. D) The nurse draws bedside curtains while giving personal care.
Which of the following statements from a patient's history is it most important to investigate further?
a. "I have an allergy to peanuts." b. "I have lost 30 pounds over the last 4 months." c. "I don't like many vegetables so I take multivitamins." d. "I drink 2 cups of coffee each morning."
What is the research purpose?
a. This study was undertaken to explore the effect of massage on total hours of sleep per 24-hour day, in persons averaging fewer than 7 hours of sleep per night, attributable to insomnia. b. It was posited that provision of daily late-morning massage would affect total hours of sleep per 24-hour day. c. Presumably by increasing endorphin levels, massage seems to provide an immediate relaxation and an ability to sleep immediately following the session, but it is unclear whether these benefits actually extend to total sleep, despite anecdotal support. The claim that massage increases total hours of sleep has been inadequately researched. d. The study's causational explanation was based on the physiologic matrix of McCarthy, which includes effects of endorphins on sleep, learning ability, pain, digestive function, and cardiac output.
Why can type I error and type II error not be both present for one given hypothesis?
a. Power analysis makes one type of error less likely. b. One refers to rejecting the null hypothesis when it is true and the other to accepting it when it is false. c. As beta rises, alpha falls. d. The researcher sets both the alpha level and the beta level. e. Qualitative research does not use power analysis.