A patient suffered a seizure for the first time. The spouse asks the healthcare professional to explain what a seizure is. What response by the professional is best?
a. Actions that occur without conscious thought because of a stimulus
b. A sudden, explosive, disorderly discharge of brain cells
c. A disease where a person has frequent seizures like this one
d. A series of excessive, purposeless movements.
Ans: b. A sudden, explosive, disorderly discharge of brain cells
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A patient receiving chemotherapy and prescribed ondansetron (Zofran) asks why the drug is given before meals. What is your best response?
a. "Ondansetron is given 30 minutes before your meals to prevent nausea." b. "The purpose of ondansetron is to move food rapidly through your GI tract." c. "Ondansetron works by preventing nausea caused by morphine given for your pain." d. "If ondansetron is given after your meals, food would interfere with its absorption."
Which one of the following provides specific guidance for implementation of a law?
a. rules and regulations c. health policies b. practice acts d. standards of care
A nursing student asks why a direct-acting cholinergic agonist drug that is selective to muscarinic receptors is described as being non-specific. The nurse will explain that this is because
a. muscarinic receptors are present in many different tissues. b. the action of cholinesterase alters the bioavailability at different sites. c. these drugs can also affect nicotinic receptors. d. they vary in their reversible and irreversible effects.
The nurse sees that the physician has ordered a subcutaneous heparin injection for a patient. The nurse will plan to give the injection in the
1. Back of the upper arms. 2. Abdomen. 3. Upper buttocks. 4. Anterior thighs.