Which nondepolarizing neuromuscular blocker has the shortest duration of action?
a. Pancuronium
b. Rocuronium
c. Vecuronium
d. Mivacurium
d
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a. hard b. soft c. unencumbered d. unrestricted
A 72-year-old patient is admitted to the hospital for surgery
After the patient returns to the floor, the patient's daughter tells the nurse she is concerned that her mother will overdose on morphine because she keeps pressing the button on her patient-controlled anesthesia (PCA) pump. What is the nurse's best response? A) "You should control how often she presses the button." B) "If she will follow the directions she was given, that will not happen." C) "The PCA device always provides the correct amount, so pressing the button is just for placebo effect." D) "The device is preset, so your mother cannot get more than a specific amount."
A group of nursing students are learning about the rationale for intravenous (IV) drug and fluid administration as well as the various methods of delivering these parenterally
The intravenous (IV) route of administration the delivery of drugs or fluids directly into which of the following? Select all that apply. A) Central veins B) Capillaries C) Arterioles D) Central arteries E) Peripheral veins
A patient asks the nurse to help identify alternative care approaches for a newly diagnosed illness. Why would the patient want to use an alternative care approach?
1. Allopathic treatments may cause adverse effects that a person can't tolerate. 2. It has a better empirical basis than do allopathic treatments. 3. Insurance reimburses alternative care treatments at the same rate or better than allopathic treatments. 4. Training for alternative care practitioners is closely regulated and licensed.