Which member of the health care team is often placed in situations where they are expected to be agents for patients, physicians, and the organization simultaneously, all of which may have conflicting wants and goals?
A) Physicians
B) Nurses
C) Nurse practitioners
D) Social workers
B
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The off-going nurse also reports that the patient is withdrawn, refusing visitors, and has been vacillating between tears and anger all afternoon. What do you know about chronic pain syndromes that could account for your new patient's behavior? A) Fibromyalgia is not a chronic pain syndrome, so further assessment is necessary. B) The patient is likely frustrated because she has to be in the hospital. C) The patient likely has an underlying psychiatric disorder. D) Chronic pain can cause intense emotional responses.
The pharmacology instructor explains to students that adverse effects can be extensions of what?
A) Primary action of a drug B) Anaphylaxis C) Secondary action of a drug D) Anticholinergic responses to the drug
Which of the following is a cause of nocturia?
A) Decrease in bladder capacity B) Decrease in number of nephrons C) Decrease in blood supply D) Decrease in cardiac output
Which of the following should not be taken with a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor?
1. Aged blue cheese 2. Grapefruit 3. Alcohol 4. Green leafy vegetables