The physician has discontinued a patient's diuretic medication. How would you expect this medication to be discontinued?
1. Reduced gradually
2. Stopped immediately
3. Taken every other week for a month
4. Two more doses then stopped
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When a diuretic is discontinued, it is recommended that the drug be reduced gradually to avoid the development of serious edema.
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A) there are more surgeons. B) unemployment is at the state level. C) retail and fast food restaurants are increasing in numbers. D) prenatal care is available to all pregnant women.
When researching different healing traditions, the nurse learns that many of these traditions are based on which premise?
1. The person recovers from what is afflicting them. 2. The person becomes more ill and then recovers. 3. An outside person must help the person recover. 4. Other interventions aid the healing tradition.
The nurse is monitoring a patient recovering from an emergency appendectomy. Which finding should be reported to the physician immediately?
a. Pain at the operative site b. Absence of bowel sounds c. Abdomen rigid on palpation d. 3-centimeter spot of bloody drainage on dressing