Developing a tolerance for a drug's effect results in tolerance for the effects of another drug never taken, it is known as:
A. cross-reference
B. cross-tolerance
C. cross-dependence
D. cross-induction
B. cross-tolerance
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A graduate nurse who is preparing for nurse practitioner certification is investigating career opportunities for nurse practitioners. Which of the following resources would be most beneficial?
1. Human resources director at a local hospital 2. Nursing faculty from the nurse practitioner program 3. Nursing faculty from an area school of nursing 4. Vice president of patient care services at a local hospital.
The human body is designed to protect its vital parts. A fracture of what type of bone may interfere with the protection of vital organs?
A) Long bones B) Short bones C) Flat bones D) Irregular bones
When the nurse is monitoring a patient who is undergoing exercise (stress) testing on a treadmill, which assessment finding requires the most rapid action by the nurse?
a. Patient complaint of feeling tired b. Pulse change from 87 to 101 beats/minute c. Blood pressure (BP) increase from 134/68 to 150/80 mm Hg d. Newly inverted T waves on the electro-cardiogram