A patient is admitted with a fractured mandible and several fractured ribs. Which priority intervention would the nurse anticipate?
1. Providing pain medication
2. Determining lung function by chest x-ray
3. Maintaining spinal cord injury precautions
4. Stabilizing the rib fractures
Answer: 3
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Which indirect-acting anticholinesterase medication will the nurse administer as an antidote to neuromuscular junction blockers?
A) Pyridostigmine (Mestinon) B) Donepezil (Aricept) C) Rivastigmine (Exelon) D) Ambenonium (Mytelase)
Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) are most health care providers' drug of choice for the treatment of depression because:
a. Side effects are more manageable than with most antidepressants. b. They are the only class safe for long-term therapy. c. This is the oldest class of antidepressants. d. They are fast-acting medications.
A nurse is providing care to a client who is receiving an ophthalmic cholinergic drug. When reviewing the client's medical history, which of the following, if found, would the nurse identify as a contraindication?
A) Cataracts B) Diabetic retinopathy C) Megacolon D) Corneal abrasion
Which of these would most interfere in a patient's ability to make an autonomous decision about his or her own health care?
a. Authoritarian family relationships b. Past experience with hospitalization c. Lower socioeconomic status d. Lack of information about treatment