The nurse should include which of the following when teaching an adult patient about an antivertigo agent?
1. Some patients experience hyperactivity.
2. Take 30 to 60 minutes before airplane or boat departure.
3. Take 30 minutes after meals.
4. Do not take with dairy products.
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If the drug is taken for motion sickness, the patient should take it 30 to 60 minutes before depar-ture and 30 minutes before meals thereafter.
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Telenursing is the use of telecommunications and computer technology for the delivery of nursing care. The National Council of State Boards identified advantages of authority to practice telenursing across state lines (1996)
These advantages include which of the following? Select all that apply. 1. Establishes legitimacy and availability to practice telenursing 2. Protects the nurse from liability when practicing across state lines without a license in the client's state 3. Establishes the nurse's responsibility and accountability to the board of nursing 4. Provides jurisdictional authority over the discipline of telenursing in the event of unsafe delivery 5. Provides statutory authority permitting telenursing services across borders for all of the states
In the event of a lawsuit, nurses are measured against
a. what the patient thinks should have happened b. the physician's orders c. the standard of care d. the curriculum content of the school from which the nurse was graduated
Which one of the following medications used to treat ADHD has been associated with increased incidence of suicide in adolescents?
1. Strattera 2. Concerta 3. Intuniv 4. Adderall XR
A nurse reads about a case study involving the potential positive effects of the early stimulation of post–head-injury clients. Which of the following questions should be a priority consideration before use of the research results?
1. "What was the cost of the study?" 2. "Were ethical principles maintained?" 3. "Were the results of this study published in other journals?" 4. "Are the clients in the study similar to clients I work with?"