Which of the following statements is true of anticholinergic drugs?
A. They increase the activity of the vagus nerve in the heart.
B. They bind to muscarinic receptors.
C. They lead to a decrease in the heart rate.
D. They are used to stimulate urinary peristalsis.
Answer: B
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During a three-month period, a registered nurse has missed work on 6 occasions due to an unreliable car or an ill child. Another nurse has missed 10 days due to minor foot surgery. Which nurse is the more reliable employee?
1. The nurse who has missed due to voluntary absence 2. The nurse who missed because of involuntary absence 3. The nurse who missed voluntarily because she is healthier 4. Neither, because of excessive absenteeism
When a nurse recommends to the nurse manager a more efficient approach to organizing care, this type of organizational communication is called:
a. downward. c. lateral. b. upward. d. diagonal.
Structure-activity relationship (SAR) indicates that if two drugs are chemically and structurally similar, a provider can predict:
a. they will probably produce similar effects b. little or nothing about the effects of the drugs c. activity differences based on the structural differences d. the side effects with some precision
Patient units in the long-term care setting look different from acute care environments because
A. The room may include more personal items, as this is the resident's home. B. The room will need more health-related equipment. C. Standard precautions are not used in long-term care. D. High-intensity lights are used for procedures and safety.