The nurse is instructing a patient who is on a biologic response modifier (BRM) colony-stimulating drug. The nurse teaches that about which desired action from this medication?
a. Increased appetite
b. Increased hair growth
c. Enhanced recovery of bone marrow
d. Decreased cholesterol
C
BRMs enhance and support the recovery of suppressed bone marrow resulting from radiation and chemotherapy.
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The public health nurse offered as a motivation the report from Healthy People 2010 that found that drug use among ______________ remains below the all-time high reported in 1979
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
A client with glaucoma has been using timolol (Timoptic) to manage the condition for the past 3 years. Which assessment finding indicate the client is experiencing an adverse reaction to the medication?
A) Excessive salivation B) Heart rate less than 57 beats per minute C) Reduced urinary output D) Diarrhea
The nurse is determining the mechanism in which a client is losing body heat. The one mechanism, insensible heat loss is:
a. loss of heat to an object in contact with the body. b. loss of heat in the form of infrared rays. c. loss of heat through the continuous, unnoticed water loss that occurs with vaporization. d. movement of heat away from the body's surface.
Which two classes of antidysrhythmic drugs have nearly identical cardiac effects?
a. Beta blockers and calcium channel blockers b. Beta blockers and potassium channel blockers c. Calcium channel blockers and sodium channel blockers d. Sodium channel blockers and potassium channel blockers