A nurse at a rehabilitation center is required to administer medications to clients via
enteral and parenteral routes. Which should the nurse be aware of with reference to
enteral and parenteral administration?
A) Parenteral administration means medication administration through the digestive
tract
B) Intradermal indicates an enteral method of medication administration
C) Absorption rate of oral medications given via the enteral method is rapid
D) Among parenteral injections, intravenous (IV) medications are most rapidly
absorbed
D
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1. parents who smoke. 2. fetal alcohol syndrome. 3. fetal alcohol intoxication. 4. fetal accumulation syndrome.
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a. Weight loss, exercise, and smoking cessation b. Blood sugar monitoring, exercise, and weight loss c. Alcohol abuse counseling, exercise, and PSA testing d. Reduction of alcohol consumption, exercise, and dietary fiber
A patient is admitted with bleeding from the gastrointestinal tract. The nurse plans interventions to support the balance of which fluid volume compartment?
1. Transcellular 2. Intravascular 3. Interstitial 4. Intracellular
An 82-year-old-man is prescribed a dihydrotestosterone (DHT) inhibitor to treat benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH). Which health promotion activity is most important for the nurse to teach this patient?
a. Have vision and glaucoma checks yearly. b. Participate in yearly prostate cancer screening. c. Avoid both alcohol and caffeine while on the drug. d. Avoid donating blood when taking the drug and for at least 6 months after drug therapy has stopped.