A physician has ordered that a medication be given "stat" for a patient who is having an anaphylactic drug reaction. At what time would the nurse administer the medication?
A) at the next scheduled medication time
B) immediately after the order is noted
C) not until verifying it with the patient
D) whenever the patient asks for it
B
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1. Insight. 2. Retention and recall. 3. Recall of recent past experiences. 4. Abstract thinking.
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a. Ethics b. Personal knowing c. Empirical knowing d. Aesthetic knowing
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A) Ask the patient to hold his or her eyes open until the urge to blink is felt. B) Approach the patient's pupils from the side with a penlight. C) Approach the patient's pupils from the front with a penlight. D) Lightly touch the patient's sclera with some wisps of cotton.
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1. It interferes with the conduction system of the heart. 2. It binds to vessel walls, decreasing the amount of blood getting to the heart. 3. It thickens the blood, causing clots. 4. It damages the heart muscle.