What is the disadvantage of using norepinephrine as a drug?

A. It must be administered by injection.
B. It cannot be used to produce beta-adrenergic drugs.
C. It stimulates all alpha and beta receptors.
D. It provides a very long duration of action.


Answer: A

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A client, who received a kidney from a young victim of a car accident, states, "Life is so unfair. Why did this young person have to die so that I could receive a kidney to live!" Which observations demonstrate the client has resolved the moral dilemma?

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The quality that is the greatest asset for the LPN/LVN working in home health care is

a. flexibility. b. judgmental attitude. c. sympathetic approach. d. preference for working alone.

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____________________ paralysis involves loss of muscle tone and absence of tendon reflexes.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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