A patient in the ICU is experiencing gastroesophageal reflux disease. Which medication should the nurse administer to this patient?
A) Promethazine
B) Loperamide
C) Cimetidine
D) Misoprostol
C
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During an assessment, a client with congestive heart failure (CHF) and severe shortness of breath tells the nurse about not having enough money to purchase medications. What nursing diagnosis is of the greatest initial importance when planning care?
A) Excess Fluid Volume related to shortness of breath B) Ineffective Family Management of Therapeutic Regime related to inability to purchase medications C) Fatigue related to shortness of breath D) Activity Intolerance related to shortness of breath
Which examples of a pregnant client's culture may influence her decision making? (Select all that apply.)
A. The client's grandfather makes the family's major health care decisions. B. The client follows the nutrition advice of the certified nurse-midwife. C. The client's husband comes to a prenatal visit to hear the fetal heartbeat. D. The client plans to return to work full-time at six weeks postpartum. E. The client includes specific foods in her diet every day during pregnancy.
A patient comes into the emergency department with itching, swelling, and slight shortness of breath after being stung by a bee. The nurse realizes this patient is experiencing which type of hypersensitivity reaction?
1. type I IgE-mediated hypersensitivity 2. type II cytotoxic hypersensitivity 3. type III immune complex-mediated hypersensitivity 4. type IV delayed hypersensitivity
You are assessing a 4-year-old patient who has been in a motor vehicle crash. Which of the following is considered a normal rate of breathing for this patient?
A) 22 to 34 breaths/min B) 12 to 30 breaths/min C) 24 to 40 breaths/min D) 18 to 30 breaths/min