Your patient is a 23-year-old male supine on a couch and unconscious. His friends state that they played a joke on him and slipped "a bunch of his roofies" into his beer. He has no medical history and takes no medications. Physical examination reveals his skin to be cool and dry and his pupils sluggish bilaterally. Based on the clinical exam, which of the following medications would most benefit this patient?
A) Naloxone
B) Flumazenil
C) Haloperidol
D) 50% dextrose
Answer: B) Flumazenil
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A. Cerebral angiogram B. Electrocardiogram (ECG) C. Electroencephalogram (EEG) D. Lumbar puncture (LP)
The nurse instructing fatigue management to the patient who is taking radiation will include information about:
a. prioritizing activities. b. planning 4 to 5 hours of daytime bed rest. c. decreasing fluid intake. d. avoiding between-meal snacks.
A client with stroke has a nursing diagnosis of Impaired Verbal Communication and has specific difficulty in verbal expression. The most helpful strategy by the nurse would be to
a. give the client practice in repeating words after the nurse. b. point to objects and state their names. c. repeat directions until they are understood. d. try to do all the speaking for the client.
The 2006 annual Gallup Poll on professional honesty and ethical standards stated that:
a. nurses, pharmacists, and elementary school teachers were ranked highest. b. clergy and nurses were ranked in the middle. c. nurses were ranked number one. d. policemen and clergy were ranked highest.