Select the best description of the principal difference between first- and second-generation antihistamines
a. First-generation agents have fewer CNS effects.
b. Second-generation agents have more side effects.
c. First-generation agents are more sedating.
d. Second-generation agents are less costly.
c
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1. 6- to 8-year-olds 2. infants 3. school-aged children 4. preschoolers
The admission note indicates a patient with depression has anergia and anhedonia. For which measures should the nurse plan? Select all that apply
a. Channeling excessive energy b. Reducing guilty ruminations c. Instilling a sense of hopefulness d. Assisting with self-care activities e. Accommodating psychomotor retardation
In patients with asthma, what role do H1-receptors play in the bronchioles?
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The nurse notices that a client with obsessive-compulsive disorder dresses and undresses numerous times each day. Which comment by the nurse would be most therapeutic?
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