It is determined that a patient has poor cardiac contractility. The nurse would anticipate administering which type of drugs to improve contractility?
1. Cardiac glycosides
2. Loop diuretics
3. Sympathomimetic agents
4. Phosphodiesterase inhibitors
5. Angiotension-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors
1, 3, 4
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As part of providing care to clients of a chronic pain clinic, the nurse's role:
a. includes screening for those persons susceptible to dependency or abuse b. is to dispense controlled substances to anyone who presents a prescription c. requires making judgments as to which clients have "legitimate" pain and which do not d. shares responsibility with the provider to optimize responsible prescription of opiates
A mother felt very guilty that her baby was born HIV positive. When the nurse suggested the usual DPT and MMR immunizations, the mother was extremely upset. "Don't you know HIV children are immunosuppressed?" she exclaimed
Which of the following would be the nurse's best response? a. "All children have to have these immunizations before they can attend school." b. "Being HIV positive, your child is more likely to catch an infection and be very ill if not immunized." c. "I'm so sorry; I forgot for a moment your child was HIV positive." d. "The American Pediatric Association requires all health care providers to offer these immunizations to all parents; it is your choice whether or not to accept them."
There are differences across international public health systems. What type of payment system does the Netherlands have?
A) Universal long-term payment system B) Dual-level payment system C) Private health insurance linked to employment D) Free health insurance paid by the government