Anticholingerics are contraindicated for older adults with ________, ________, or ________ disease.
What will be an ideal response?
coronary artery; renal; liver
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A patient with mastoiditis is admitted to the post-surgical unit after undergoing a radical mastoidectomy. The nurse should identify what priority of postoperative care?
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A critically ill patient is admitted for the treatment of sepsis. The right arterial BP is 90/60, the central venous pressure is 2, and the pulmonary arterial pressure is 20/8. What assessment can the nurse make from this data?
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An older person has respiratory changes. Which is helpful?
a. Short, shallow breathing b. Lying in a supine position c. Repositioning d. Resting as much as possible