Which of the following therapies may potentiate digoxin's toxicity by increasing digoxin binding to its targeting site [hint: alteration in plasma K+ concentration]?
A. Verapamil
B. Amiodarone
C. Furosemide
D. Spironolactone
E. Triamterene
Ans: C. Furosemide
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a. IV therapy b. Wound care c. Long-term care d. Managed care e. Pharmacology f. Gerontology
Which one of the following statements about mental health issues and homeless young people is most accurate?
A) 87% of homeless children has suffered emotional disturbances due to the effects of traumatic stress and violence. B) Homeless youth suffer disproportionately from anxiety, depression, conduct disorders, posttraumatic stress, and low self-esteem. C) It is not common for homeless youths to be arrested for running away, breaking curfews, or being without supervision. D) Homeless youth are persons under age 18 who lack parental, foster, or institutional care.
P.B. comes back in a week and tells you that she can get a low-cost oral contraceptive (OC) through a local
store. you convey this information to the nurse practitioner, who examines P.B. and writes a prescription for a biphasic 28-day pill pack containing ethinyl estradiol and norethindrone. you are asked to discuss the use of the pill with P.B. What key factors should you address with P.B.?
A multipara, 26 weeks' gestation and accompanied by her husband, has just delivered a fetal demise. Which of the following nursing actions is appropriate at this time?
a. Encourage the parents to pray for the baby's soul. b. Advise the parents that it is better for the baby to have died than to have had to live with a defect. c. Encourage the parents to hold the baby. d. Advise the parents to refrain from discussing the baby's death with their other children.