A first-line drug for abortive therapy in simple migraine is:
1. Sumatriptan (Imitrex)
2. Naproxen (Aleve)
3. Butorphanol nasal spray (Stadol NS)
4. Butalbital and acetaminophen (Fioricet)
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A patient with aphasia who cannot understand a spoken or written message is said to have ___________ aphasia
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
The daughter of an older frail patient recovering from receiving the wrong medication asks what the hospital can do to prevent this from happening again. How should the nurse respond to the daughter?
1. "There isn't much that can be done." 2. "Medication errors can't be avoided because we are short-staffed." 3. "It really depends on the physician's handwriting to understand what is ordered." 4. "We are planning to install a bar-code system to identify patients and medications."
While performing a shift assessment, a nurse visually examines a patient's body for rashes and breaks in the skin, and looks for normal appearance of eyes, ears, nose, mouth, limbs, and genitals. This is an example of an assessment technique called
1. Palpation. 2. Inspection. 3. Percussion. 4. Auscultation.
Assessment of vital signs in the elderly reflect
A. Errors in blood pressure measurement are rare with automated recording devices B. Shortness of breath in the elderly is rare in the older, deconditioned, and immobile patient C. Older adults prefer a 0-10 pain rating scale D. Older adults could be septic with a temperature within normal limits