Alcohol diminishes the effects of what type(s) of medications? (Select all that apply.)
a. Oral hypoglycemic c. Anticonvulsants
b. Anticoagulant d. Tricyclic antide-pressants
A, B, C
Alcohol diminishes the effects of oral hypoglycemics, anticoagulants, and anticonvulsants. Al-cohol increases the effect of tricyclic antidepressants.
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While assessing a client, a nurse detects a bluish tinge to the client's palms, soles, and mucous membranes. Which action should the nurse take next?
a. Ask the client about current medications he or she is taking. b. Use pulse oximetry to assess the client's oxygen saturation. c. Auscultate the client's lung fields for adventitious sounds. d. Palpate the client's bilateral radial and pedal pulses.
A nurse has collected the blood, urine, and stool specimens of a client with meningococcal meningitis. What will be done with these specimens after the testing is complete?
A) The specimens will be bagged and put in landfills. B) The specimens will be flushed and the containers incinerated. C) The specimens will be emptied into a plastic biohazard bag. D) The specimens will be flushed and the sealed containers will be washed.
The home health nurse cautions the 75-year-old patient that the warm compresses that are used on his swollen elbow should be left in place only for _____ minutes
a. 5 to 10 b. 15 to 20 c. 25 to 30 d. 35 to 40
At a recent meeting of hospital administrators, there is discussion about the need to increase salary ranges to attract nurses to the hospital. Which occurrences would likely affect this discussion? Standard Text: Select all that apply
1. Nursing schools in two major universities in the region have closed their nursing programs. 2. The national pass rate for NCLEX-RN has been dropped significantly for each of the last two years. 3. The rate of hospital admissions for influenza has remained stable for the last three winters. 4. A new hospital will open in an adjacent city next week. 5. The hospital has instituted a no-overtime policy.