The nurse is reviewing medications used for depression
Which of these statements is a reason that selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) are more widely prescribed today than tricyclic antidepressants?
a. SSRIs have fewer sexual side effects.
b. Unlike tricyclic antidepressants, SSRIs do not have drug-food interactions.
c. Tricyclic antidepressants cause serious cardiac dysrhythmias if an overdose occurs.
d. SSRIs cause a therapeutic response faster than tricyclic antidepressants.
ANS: C
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A) Hoarseness B) Dyspnea C) Dysphagia D) Frequent nosebleeds
In response to requests by the U.S. Public Health Service for new models of prenatal care, an innovative new approach to prenatal care known as centering pregnancy was developed
Which statement would accurately apply to the centering model of care? a. Group sessions begin with the first prenatal visit. b. At each visit blood pressure, weight, and urine dipsticks are obtained by the nurse. c. Eight to 12 women are placed in gestational-age cohort groups. d. Outcomes are similar to those of traditional prenatal care.
In the middle of a laparoscopic cholecystectomy, the scrub nurse realizes a piece is missing from the laparoscope. Which is the best action for the scrub nurse to implement?
1. Break scrub and find missing piece. 2. Ask the circulating nurse to get help. 3. Tell the surgeon the piece is missing. 4. Have circulating nurse find the piece.
A client in the second trimester of pregnancy is seen in the health care clinic. The client tells the nurse that she is a hostess at a local restaurant and is on her feet most of the day
She states that she has frequent low back pains and ankle edema by the end of the day. The nurse provides in-structions to the woman about measures to relieve the discomfort. Which of the following state-ments, made by the client, indicates an understanding of how to relieve these discomforts? 1. "When I get home I should lie on my left side, with my feet in a dorsiflexed posi-tion." 2. "I should soak in a tub bath of hot water when I get home and then perform pel-vic tilt exercises." 3. "When I get home I should lie on my right side, with my feet elevated on a pil-low, and put a heating pad on my back." 4. "When I get home I should lie on the floor, with my legs elevated onto a couch, and turn my hips and knees at right angles."