A 60-year-old client is admitted to the medical unit for symptoms of fever and pneumonia. The client has a history of hepatitis and renal disease
In reviewing the medications ordered for this client, the nurse sees that a sedative is ordered for bedtime. Two hours after administering this medication to this client, the nurse cannot awaken the client. Blood pressure and pulse are within normal limits and respiratory rate is 12/min. This response is most directly related to
A) therapeutic level of the sedative.
B) lack of absorption of the drug.
C) complications of pneumonia.
D) excessive sedation related to medication administered for sleep.
D
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a. Rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune, systemic disease; osteoarthritis is a degenerative disease of the joints. b. Rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune, degenerative disease; osteoarthritis is a systemic inflammatory disease. c. People with osteoarthritis are considered to be genetically predisposed; there is no known genetic component to rheumatoid arthritis. d. Osteoarthritis is often caused by a virus; viruses play no part in the pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis.
The nurse researcher's article has been rejected from two nursing research journals
Based on the most common reason an article is rejected, what should the nurse closely review and potentially revise prior to submitting the article a third time? 1. Methodology. 2. Quality of the writing. 3. Documentation of content. 4. Development of the idea.
A nurse is examining different nursing roles. Which of the following best illustrates an advanced practice nursing role?
1. A registered nurse who is the manager of a large obstetrical unit 2. A registered nurse who is the circulating nurse at surgical deliveries (cesarean sections) 3. A clinical nurse specialist working as a staff nurse on a mother–baby unit 4. A clinical nurse specialist with whom other nurses consult for her expertise in caring for high-risk infants
List the five types of taste buds that have been identified.
What will be an ideal response?