A patient is scheduled for an exploratory laparoscopy. She has been prescribed an anticholinergic agent. Why is it important to administer the anticholinergic agent in the preoperative phase?
A) It will prevent tachycardia.
B) It will decrease respiratory secretions.
C) It will decrease gastric motility.
D) It relaxes the detrusor muscle.
B
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The word ethical means
A) performing nursing duties correctly. B) knowledge of right and wrong. C) doing right and not doing wrong. D) reporting nursing errors that you directly observe.
The emergency room nurse is teaching a class for newly hired graduate nurses on the different types of local anesthetic agents. How would the nurse differentiate lidocaine and procaine as a local anesthetic agent?
A) Lidocaine is an amide that is broken down slowly and this can lead to toxicity. B) Lidocaine is an ester that cannot become toxic in the system because of rapid metabolism. C) Procaine is an amide that is broken down immediately in the tissues. D) Procaine is metabolized by the liver with risk of toxicity and is classified as an ester.
A postoperative client complains of dizziness when getting out of bed to ambulate. The nurse should:
A) have the client use a walker. B) walk alongside the client. C) return the client to bed. D) administer medication for dizziness.
A client says to the nurse, "I'm going to die, and I wish my family would stop hoping for a cure! I get so angry when they carry on like this! I'm the one who's dying." Which response by the nurse would be most therapeutic?
A. "Have you shared your feelings with your family?" B. "Well, it sounds like you're being pretty pessimistic." C. "I think we should talk more about your anger with your family." D. "You're feeling angry that your family continues to hope for you to be cured."