Which one of the following medications is absorbed most rapidly?
1. Subcutaneous insulin
2. Intravenous antibiotic
3. Rectal suppository
4. Sublingual nitroglycerin
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Medications injected IV into the bloodstream have the fastest action.
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A nurse manager to the OB unit is having issues with a staff nurse who is rude to clients. In the past year the OB staff have complained to the manager regarding this staff nurse?s rudeness to clients
Other departments have also filed similar complaints. The manager pulls the staff nurse?s employee file and finds last year?s appraisal as exceptional. What course of action should the manager take with this nurse? 1. Terminate the staff nurse immediately. 2. Notify nursing administration of the issues and complaints. 3. Instruct the OB staff nurses to maintain a log of the nurse?s behavior. 4. Document the issues, confer with the staff nurse, and provide a plan of action.
The nurse is preparing for the change of shift report. Which of the following should the nurse include in this report?
a. Number of visitors a client had that day b. Clients' opinions of the meals c. What the spouse said about a client's physician d. Activities completed and status of current relevant problems
What would lead the nurse to suspect that an adolescent has bulimia?
A) Body mass index less than 17 B) Calluses on back of knuckles C) Nail pitting D) Bradycardia
What intervention has the greatest priority?
a. Obtaining a STAT toxicology screen b. Connecting her to the portable ECG monitor c. Establishing an IV line with 0.9% normal saline d. Supporting respirations by manually ventilating her