Define systole
What will be an ideal response?
Contraction or the ejection of blood from a chamber of the heart
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A) True B) False
Which statement is incorrect about the administration of oral medications?
A) Check expiration dates on all labels. B) Check patients for allergies to drugs. C) Be aware that some drugs are best taken on an empty stomach. D) When a patient is NPO, the patient can not receive any drugs.
A client in the first stage of labor has an episode of bright-red bleeding. What is the best action for the nurse to take?
A) Perform a vaginal examination per protocol. B) Report any bleeding at once. C) Perform an ultrasound examination, as ordered. D) Inject vitamin K, as ordered, to stop bleeding.
The nurse is caring for a patient on who has a vented nasogastric tube ordered "to suction" after a gastrectomy. What type of suction should the nurse use to decrease the development of complications?
a. Continuous low suction b. Continuous high suction c. Intermittent low suction d. Intermittent high suction