Patients with pernicious anemia must receive injections of which medication for the rest of their lives?
a. Ferrous sulfate
b. 6-Mercaptopurine
c. Vitamin B12
d. DexFerrum (iron)
C
The standard treatment includes initiating vitamin B12 replacement therapy. Without vitamin B12 administration, these individuals will die in 1 to 3 years. Treatment is 1,000 units of vitamin B12 administered intramuscularly daily for weeks, then weekly for 1 month, and finally monthly for life.
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The charge nurse asks the new vocational nurse to start an intravenous infusion. Because the vocational nurse has not been taught this skill during her educational program, the vocational nurse should:
a. ask a more experienced nurse to demon-strate the procedure. b. look up the procedure in the procedure manual. c. attempt to perform the procedure with su-pervision. d. inform the charge nurse of her lack of training in this procedure.
The portion of the ECG tracing between the QRS complex and the T wave is called the ____
a. PR segment b. ST segment c. TP segment d. QT interval
You are taking a temperature with a temporal artery thermometer. How long does it normally take to obtain a temperature using this device?
a. 3 to 4 seconds b. 1 minute c. 2 to 3 minutes d. 5 to 10 minutes
When describing the impact of collective representation of nurses, which factor would be included?
A) Nurses are highly represented by collective-bargaining agents. B) A very small portion of registered nurses belongs to the ANA. C) The numbers of nurses involved provide significant money for lobbying. D) Professional organizations respond to the needs of the nurse at the bedside.