A nurse is caring for four postpartum patients who each have an order for Methergine (methylergonovine maleate). Based on the data collected during the nurse’s initial shift assessment, which patient would not receive the medication?
1. The patient with a temperature of 101°F
2. The patient with a hematocrit of 33%
3. The patient with a blood pressure of 156/94
4. The patient with a white blood cell count of 22,000
3. The patient with a blood pressure of 156/94
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a. 10 c. 45 b. 30 d. 60
Identify anatomic structures that are found in the right upper quadrant. (Select all that apply.)
a. Duodenum b. Portion of the transverse colon c. Liver d. Stomach e. Cecum
Express the dosage using the official symbol/abbreviation: 1 part drug to 100 parts solution
What will be an ideal response?
A patient taking SSRIs mentions to the nurse that his current medication causes fewer side effects than the tricyclic antidepressant he took several years earlier. The nurse un-derstands that SSRIs advantage is due to:
a. Inhibiting both serotonin and norepinephrine uptake b. Selectively inhibiting dopamine uptake c. Blocking only serotonin reuptake d. Making more GABA available