An elderly patient has been admitted to the emergency department (ED) after accidentally overdosing on warfarin, and the patient's initial blood work reveals a dangerously high international normalized ratio (INR)
The ED nurse should anticipate the need to administer:
A) Calcium gluconate
B) Fresh frozen plasma
C) Low-molecular weight heparin
D) Vitamin K
D
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Place the following steps in order (1–6) as they occur during the process of hearing. All options must be used
A. ____ Sound waves strike the eardrum causing it to vibrate. B. ____ Vibrations pass through the cochlea. C. ____ The stapes transmits vibrations to the inner ear at the oval window. D. ____ Vibrations are transmitted through the auditory bones. E. ____ Vibrations pass through hair cells in the organ of Corti. F. ____ Impulses are carried by the eighth cranial nerve to the brain.
When monitoring a patient who has been receiving peripheral parenteral nutrition for more than 3 weeks, the nurse will watch for which potential complication?
a. Diarrhea b. Phlebitis c. Hypernatremia d. Hypoglycemia
Therapeutic drug levels are drawn when a drug reaches steady state. Drugs reach steady state:
1. After the second dose 2. After four to five half-lives 3. When the patient feels the full effect of the drug 4. One hour after IV administration
The nurse is teaching a prenatal class for first-time mothers and fathers. What should the nurse include about feelings the fathers might experience during the first trimester?
A) Feeling distanced from the mother B) No changes, only the mother has changes during pregnancy C) Physical symptoms similar to the mother D) Desire to be the women and give birth