A 72-year-old man with pain issues is being given a drug by the intramuscular route. His serum blood level concentrations have been erratic. The nurse suspects that this may be due to
A) altered gastric pH levels.
B) increased levels of plasma albumin.
C) decreased blood flow to tissues and muscles.
D) decreased gastrointestinal motility.
C
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a. Include the patient's care provider when teaching about the patient's drugs. b. Provide written guidelines about each drug to the patient. c. Create a chart listing the drugs, dosages, and times they should be taken. d. Suggest that the patient set up the drugs each week in labeled boxes.
The bathroom wastebasket is emptied:
a. Every shift b. Every day c. Every 2 days d. Every week
A nurse explains to a client that he will need to have, "a bowel prep before going to his esophagogastroscopy". The nurse needs to improve communication skills by focusing on:
1. Pace 2. Intonation 3. Simplicity 4. Clarity
A patient suffers from pain in the elbow related to playing tennis. What are the chemical mediators of inflammation?
A) Insulin, thyroid hormone, and calcitonin B) Bradykinin, histamine, and leukotrienes C) Phospholipids, arachidonic acid, and platelets D) Red blood cells, lymph, and serosa