A client enters the emergency department in status epilepticus. The nurse anticipates the administration of:
a. phenobarbital (Luminal).
b. phenytoin (Dilantin).
c. valproic acid (Depakene).
d. diazepam (Valium).
ANS: D
Diazepam (Valium) is the drug of choice for emergent, unrelenting seizures.
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a. Absent or decreased breath sounds b. Productive cough with thin, frothy sputum c. Chest pain that is worse on deep inspiration and dyspnea d. Diffuse infiltrates with areas of dullness upon percussion
A nurse manager has received the following e-mail from the finance department: "Your unit's budget for travel is $1,500 for the fiscal year. The unit's actual expenditures have been $2,120." The unit is over budget by _____ percent
Standard Text: Round to the nearest hundredth percent. Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
The nurse is educating a female patient with a family history of coronary artery disease (CAD) about risk factors and prevention of heart disease in women. Which information is most impor-tant for the nurse to include?
a. Women should maintain a body mass in-dex (BMI) of less than 28. b. Women should utilize estrogen supple-mentation to decrease risk of heart dis-ease. c. Women should drink one alcoholic beve-rage daily. d. Women should incorporate stress reduc-tion techniques into their daily lifestyle.
The primary clinical manifestations of acute renal failure are:
a. Oliguria and hypertension. c. Proteinuria and muscle cramps. b. Hematuria and pallor. d. Bacteriuria and facial edema.