The client is receiving tirofiban (Aggrastat). What is an essential nursing intervention for this client?
a. Have protamine sulfate available in case of an overdose.
b. Weigh the client before administration.
c. Have vitamin K available in case of an overdose.
d. Assess intake and output.
Answer: b. Weigh the client before administration.
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(Select all that apply.) a. draw the curtain in the semi-private room. b. medicate the patient to ease his pain. c. place the patient in a private room if possible. d. perhaps wait until later in the day. e. keep the room dark to provide solitude.
The Intervention Wheel model encompasses three levels of practice. The systems-level of practice involves:
1. Community-level practice to increase the knowledge of the entire community 2. Involving individuals and families in identifying health problems in the commu-nity 3. Changing laws, policies, and practices that influence population-based issues 4. Public health nurses identifying children with delayed or missing immunizations
When administering medications to infants, it is important to remember which of the following? (Select all that apply.)
a. Breast-feeding infants are more likely to develop toxicity when given lipid-soluble drugs. b. Immaturity of renal function in infancy causes infants to excrete drugs less efficiently. c. Infants have immature livers, which slows drug metabolism. d. Infants are more sensitive to medications that act on the central nervous system (CNS). e. Oral medications are contraindicated in infants, because PO administration requires a cooperative patient.
Compare and contrast the use of theses and dissertations as a means of communicating research findings by choosing the option that is more related to a thesis
1. Test existing theories 2. Refine existing theories 3. Generate new theories 4. Provide new knowledge for the profession