A client experiencing syncope is suspected of taking a losartan (Cozaar) overdose? Which intervention should the nurse anticipate?
A. Administer a calcium infusion
B. Administer a loop diuretic
C. Administer a vasopressor
D. Administer an intravenous solution of normal saline
Answer: D
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Which applications of information technology are currently important to nursing? (Select all that apply.)
1. Internet access for patients 2 .Physician order entries 3. Electronic transmission of prescriptions 4. Wireless and portable devices 5. Computer-based patient records
The nurse is caring for an elderly patient who is status-post right hip open-reduction internal fixation (ORIF). The patient is taking oxycodone (OxyContin) every 6 hours as needed for pain and chlorpheniramine (Chlor-Trimeton) daily
The nurse discusses obtaining an order from the prescriber for which of the following medications? a. GoLYTELY b. Lactulose c. Docusate sodium (Colace) d. Polyethylene glycol (MiraLax)
Your client is unconscious. To provide oral hygiene, you should do all the following EXCEPT:
1. place the client in high-Fowler's position. 2. ensure the client is lying on the side. 3. have suction at hand. 4. use a padded tongue blade to open the mouth.
Glycerol and fatty acids (recombined as triglycerides) take which of the following pathways into the blood?
a. Lacteals in villi, hepatic portal vein, liver b. Lacteals in villi, lymphatics, subclavian vein c. Capillaries, lymphatics, hepatic portal vein d. Lymphatics, lacteals in villi, subclavian vein