The patient with glaucoma is prescribed an Ocusert miotic. How often should the medication be replaced?
a. Daily
b. Semiweekly
c. Weekly
d. Biweekly
C
Eye medications that are delivered per Ocusert are replaced every week.
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The nurse is caring for a client who just had amniocentesis and was told that the fetus has Down syndrome. What is an appropriate outcome goal for this client?
A) To complete the work of grieving during the hospital stay B) To begin the process of grieving the loss of a normal baby C) To accept the upcoming birth of a baby with special needs D) To consider the possibility of a therapeutic abortion
A patient is prescribed bupropion (Wellbutrin SR) 100 mg twice daily. It is time for the second dose today and the drug sent up from the pharmacy is Wellbutrin 100 XL. What is the nurse's best action?
a. Administer the Wellbutrin XL tablet in place of the Wellbutrin SR tablet. b. Cut the Wellbutrin XL tablet in half and then administer it. c. Call the pharmacy and obtain a Wellbutrin SR 100 mg tablet. d. Hold the dose and notify the prescriber.
A nurse is planning care for clients in a long-term care facility. The nurse is thinking critically about the differences between dementia and delirium. Which statement is true?
A) Delirium is a chronic, typically irreversible deterioration of intellectual capacities caused by an organic disease. B) Dementia is always identified by electroencephalographic (EEG) changes. C) Delirium is an altered level of consciousness that is often acute and reversible. D) Dementia begins in old age and has a downhill course.
When teaching clients about the newer, "atypical" antipsychotic medications, the nurse evaluates whether the clients have correctly learned that as a group these medications:
a. are not all alike in how they work and which side effects they produce b. are newer, more receptor-site-selective versions of the older "classical" antipsychotics c. are cheaper to purchase than the older "classical" antipsychotics d. are all virtually free of serious adverse effects when taken correctly