The nurse is caring for a patient who has muscle spasms in the lower back. The provider has ordered cyclobenzaprine (Flexeril) to treat the spasms. The nurse plans to notify the provider it the patient is taking which medication?
a) acetaminophen (Tylenol)
b) Naproxen sodium (Aleve)
c) alprazolam (Xanax)
d) Amoxicillin (Amoxil)
Answer: c) alprazolam (Xanax)
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The hospital operator announced over the paging system, ?Dr. Strong, 4th floor, A-Wing, Dr. Strong, 4th floor, A-Wing.? A medical-surgical nurse asks another nurse, ?Who is Dr
Strong?? The nurse informs the medical-surgical nurse, ?This is an announcement that informs security there is violent behavior on that unit.? Which of the following would be an appropriate report to this unit?s manager? 1. ?This nurse does not know what ?Dr. Strong? means.? 2. ?There was an incident in which a staff person did not know what ?Dr. Strong? meant. Could we have an in-service on this policy?? 3. ?The operator paged a ?Dr. Strong? and we didn?t know what to do.? 4. ?Who is ?Dr. Strong???
Cindy, who delivered her third child yesterday, has just learned that her two school-aged children have contracted chickenpox. What should the nurse tell her?
a. Her two children should be treated with acyclovir before she goes home from the hospital. b. The baby will acquire immunity from Cindy and will not be susceptible to chickenpox. c. The children can visit their mom and baby in the hospital as planned but must wear gowns and masks. d. She must make arrangements to stay somewhere other than her home until the children are no longer contagious.
Which of the following tests is beneficial for a nurse to detect alcoholic behaviors when assessing a client with alcohol dependence?
A) CAGE screening test C) Rule of one hundreds B) Blood alcohol level D) Breath alcohol concentration test
A patient has come into the emergency room with her friend. Her friend states that she had been acting very strangely and confused. The friend states that the patient has diabetes and takes insulin
The nurse knows that signs and symptoms of hypoglycemia include: 1. slow pulse rate and low blood pressure. 2. irritability, anxiety, confusion, and dizziness. 3. flushing, anger, and forgetfulness. 4. sleepiness, edema, and sluggishness.