The nurse caring for a client with a panic attack might anticipate that the psychiatrist would order a stat dose of
A. standard antipsychotic medication.
B. tricyclic antidepressant medication.
C. anticholinergic medication.
D. a short-acting benzodiazepine medication.
Ans: D. a short-acting benzodiazepine medication.
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The type of dehydration this child is experiencing is termed:
A 46-year-old male has presented to the emergency department because of the eye pain, severe headache, and blurred vision that have followed an eye exam at an optometrist's office earlier in the day
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High-Fowler's position is when the:
a. Bed is flat b. Head of the bed is raised 60 to 90 degrees c. Head of the bed is raised, and the foot of the bed is lowered d. Head of the bed is lowered, and the foot of the bed is raised
During the acute phase of burn injury, the patient has the risk of developing complications. The nurse would assess for the presence of:
1. Hypovolemic shock 2. Septic shock 3. Wound scarring 4. Urinary tract infection