What is the characteristic of a psychoactive substance that makes it easy to pass through the blood-brain barrier?
A. it is easy to metabolize
b. it is fat soluble
c. it is large in molecular size
d. it is water soluble
Ans: b. it is fat soluble
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What information is most important for the nurse to provide to a patient being discharged after undergoing a digital fasciectomy?
A) Avoid flexing the fingers for 5 days after the surgery. B) Report symptoms of mild swelling to the surgeon. C) Bathe the hand once a day to avoid infection. D) Report unrelenting pain to the surgeon.
A client asks, "What does the doctor mean when he says my baby is plus one?" The nurse explains that this means the part of the baby to be born first has descended to
a. 1 centimeter above the ischial spine b. 1 centimeter above the symphysis pubis c. 1 centimeter below the ischial spine d. 1 centimeter below the symphysis pubis
While conducting the first prenatal health history visit, the nurse learns that a pregnant patient is taking various herbal remedies and over-the-counter medications for minor ailments
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