Drugs which suppress the appetite are called ___________.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Ans: anorexiants
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A) Chamber of commerce B) County health planning board C) County health department D) City health planning board
The client has been placed on a 1,200 mL oral fluid restriction. How should the nurse plan for this restriction?
1. Allow 600 mL from 7-3, 400 mL from 3-11, and 200 mL from 11-7. 2. Instruct the client that the 1,200 mL of fluid placed in the bedside pitcher must last until tomorrow. 3. Offer the client softer, cold foods such as sherbet and custard. 4. Remove fluids from diet trays and offer them only between meals.
A patient who has angina uses 0.4 mg of sublingual nitroglycerin for angina episodes. The patient brings a log of angina episodes to an annual physical examination
The primary care NP notes that the patient has experienced an increase in frequency of episodes in the past month but no increase in duration or severity of pain. The NP should: a. increase the nitroglycerin dose to 0.6 mg per dose. b. change from a sublingual to a transdermal patch nitroglycerin. c. discontinue the nitroglycerin and order ranolazine (Ranexa ER). d. contact the patient's cardiologist to discuss admission to the hospital.
The nurse interacts with clients experiencing loss in a variety of settings, and understands that the most traumatic grieving is usually associated with:
1. Loss of safety or freedom. 2. Divorce. 3. Empty nesting. 4. Loss of life as you have known it.