Which patient is most at risk for QT prolongation when a new drug is initiated?
1. A 60-year-old man
2. A patient with hypertension
3. A patient with hypermagnesemia
4. A 50-year-old woman
Correct Answer: 4
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A graduating nursing student asks the instructor, "What is the least and the most questions that students can answer on the NCLEX-RN before the computer will shut off.". The instructor would be correct in responding which of the following?
a. 50 to 300 c. 100 to 450 b. 75 to 265 d. 125 to 500
A mental health nurse is developing a plan of care for a client with anxiety disorder and a gastric ulcer. The diagnosis of gastric ulcer would be placed on which of the following axes of the DSM-IV-TR?
A) I B) II C) III D) IV
To correctly identify the person before giving care, which is correct?
a. Check identifying information on the as-signment sheet with that on the ID brace-let. b. Check the ID bracelet against the MDS. c. Ask the person if the information on the ID bracelet is correct. d. Check the identifying information on the ID bracelet with that on the Kardex.