The COPD patient asks the nurse if nicotine patches are effective for smoking cessation. The nurse's best response would be:
1. "No. Only about 25% are successful."
2. "Yes. Success rate is about 50% to 60%".
3. "No. Prescriptions like Wellbutrin are 90% effective."
4. "Yes. Individual success has been obtained with combination of patches and gum."
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The patches have a lower than 25% success rate. Smoking addiction is too strong to be overcome by medication or gum without very unusual commitment from the patient. Suc-cessful smoking cessation is measured by 1 year of no smoking.
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The nurse tells the client with acute mania that an effective treatment may be:
1. Electroconvulsive therapy. 2. Fluoxetine (Prozac). 3. Seclusion and restraint. 4. Group therapy.
The client's heart rate increases slightly during inspiration and decreases slightly during expiration. What action does the nurse take?
a. Evaluate for a respirator disorder. b. Assess the client for chest pain. c. Document the finding in the chart. d. Administer antidysrhythmic drugs.
The physician is about to perform carotid sinus massage on a client with supraventricular tachycardia. What equipment is most important for the nurse to have ready?
a. Emesis basin b. Magnesium sulfate c. Resuscitation cart d. Padded tongue blade
What drug classification is considered the drug of choice to decrease triglyceride levels?
1. Statin 2. Fibric acid agents 3. Bile acid agents 4. HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors