Considering that Mr. Walters has consolidation pneumonia, what type of breath sounds would you expect to auscultate over the affected area?
A) Rales
B) Tracheal
C) Vesicular
D) Bronchial
D
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Which statement indicates that teaching has been effective?
1. "Because I have toxoplasmosis, my baby might be born with an abnormally long body." 2. "The rubella infection I experienced in my second trimester may lead me to become deaf." 3. "My baby may develop a serious blood infection because I have group B strep in my vagina." 4. "My 8-year-old's parvovirus infection won't affect my baby because I am four months along."
The nurse administers medications by various routes of delivery. The nurse recognizes which route of administration as requiring higher dosages of drugs to achieve a therapeutic effect?
1. Intravenous route 2. Oral route 3. Rectal route 4. Sublingual route
A client with a new diagnosis of tuberculosis (TB) is being admitted to the hospital. During the collection of data from the client, which of the following considerations is especially important?
A. The religious affiliation or church of preference B. The names of close friends and family member C. What medications have been prescribed and what the client knows about their side effects D. The name of the person from whom the client contracted TB, so that the person may be reported for follow-up care
Your patient is taking valproic acid (Depakote). Which of the following is a false statement?
a. Valproic acid requires hepatic monitoring b. Valproic acid has the lowest seizure relapse rate when discontinued c. Valproic acid is also used in migraine therapy d. Valproic acid is also used in bipolar disorder therapy