Which describes the desired effect of a drug?
A. local effect
B. side effect
C. systemic effect
D. therapeutic effect
Answer: D
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1. Finding respite care to come into the home several days a week 2. Making arrangements for the patient to visit the local senior citizens' center in the afternoon 3. Providing the patient with a list of daily activities to complete 4. Finding placement in a long-term care facility
_________________ are sudden, abnormal, and excessive electrical discharges from the brain that change motor or autonomic function, consciousness, or sensation
Fill in the blanks with correct word
A client is being evaluated for symptoms associated with diverticular disease. The nurse realizes that the best diagnostic test to be used to aid in this diagnosis would be:
1. computed tomography (CT) scan. 2. barium enema. 3. ultrasound. 4. x-ray study.
A client is admitted to the emergency department with paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia. What intervention is the nurse's priority?
a. Administration of digoxin IV push b. Administration of oxygen, 2 lpm c. Rapid IV bolus of Adenosine (Adenocard) d. Instructing client to "bear down"