Why is avoiding sodium bicarbonate an important concern for clients for whom antacids are prescribed to treat gastric disorders?
A) It decreases healing time.
B) It increases the incidence of surgical intervention.
C) It decreases the absorption of the other drug.
D) It is readily absorbed from the gastrointestinal (GI) tract.
D
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Three body systems work at different speeds to keep the pH in the narrow range of normal. What is the order of effectiveness for these three systems?
a. Blood buffers, kidneys, and lungs b. Kidneys, lungs, and blood buffers c. Blood buffers, lungs, and kidneys d. Lungs, kidneys, and blood buffers
The nurse understands that the drug distribution in an infant is affected by which factor?
a. Infants have fewer protein receptor sites. b. Albumin levels are increased in infants. c. Infants have lower levels of extracellular fluids. d. Body fluid proportion for weight is decreased in infants.
A nurse has given a nursing student detailed instructions on how best to safely mobilize a client. After listening carefully to the nurse's explanation, what should the student do next?
A) Briefly restate the instructions to confirm understanding B) Ask the nurse as many questions as possible about the instructions C) Leave and go and apply the instructions as quickly as possible D) Confirm with the instructor that the nurse's instructions are correct
Your patient is a 40-year-old female, gravida 6, para 5. She is complaining that this labor is unlike her others. She has sharp, constant abdominal pain and vaginal bleeding, and she feels like something is "tearing." She tells you that she feels like her contractions were very strong and then stopped. You suspect:
A) Uterine rupture B) Abruptio placentae C) Placenta previa D) Spontaneous abortion