Additional effects that drugs have on the body that are not part of the goal of drug therapy are termed ________ effects.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
side
Side effects are effects not part of the goal of therapy.
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1.08 + 31.2 = _____
a. 32.28 b. 32.082 c. 32.1 d. 32.4
Rank the order in which a nurse, when teaching clients about the initial alarm reaction to stress,
should present the following facts: A. The heart rate and blood pressure increase, airways dilate, and the liver releases glucose for fuel. B. The threat message goes to the hypothalamus, which communicates chemically with the pituitary gland. C. Adrenaline, noradrenaline, and other catecholamines enter the bloodstream. D. The initial alarm reaction, known as the fight or flight response, occurs when the individual perceives a threat to survival. E. Acetylcholine is released and activates hormones for the adrenal medulla.
How should the nurse respond when the son of an end-stage cancer patient tells the nurse that his "dad is refusing to eat" and he fears that his father has "given up hope"?
A) Make suggestions of foods that his father might find palatable. B) Have the son complete a 24-hour food diary of what his father eats. C) Explain that this is normal and that his father is comfortable. D) Call the physician and request a nutrition consult.
During a conversation with the nurse, a patient says, "I avoid going outside when the sun is shining because I don't want to get skin cancer."
The nurse should inform the patient that sun avoidance may predispose the patient to which condition? 1. Vitamin D deficiency 2. Hypokalemia 3. Hypernatremia 4. Hypercholesterolemia