An agonist activates a receptor and stimulates a response. When given frequently over time, the body may:
1. Upregulate the total number of receptors
2. Block the receptor with a partial agonist
3. Alter the drug's metabolism
4. Downregulate the numbers of that specific receptor
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The nurse admits an elderly client to the physician's office and learns the client has been seeing a cardiologist, nephrologist, hematologist, and pulmonologist for differing medical diagnoses
When collecting data on this client, the nurse carefully questions: 1. Current diagnoses. 2. Results of recent laboratory findings. 3. Current symptoms. 4. Current medications.
The nurse is performing an admission assessment of a 72-year-old female patient who understands minimal English. An interpreter who speaks the patient's language is unavailable and no members of the care team speak the language
How should the nurse best perform data collection? A) Have a family member provide the data. B) Obtain the data from the old chart and physician's assessment. C) Obtain the data only from the patient, prioritizing aspects that the patient understands. D) Collect all possible data from the patient and have the family supplement missing details.
Using a philosophy of centralized decision making, power distribution usually results in a ____
a. Narrower span of control, with fewer levels of management b. Narrower span of control, with more levels of management c. Wider span of control, with fewer levels of management d. Wider span of control, with more levels of management
A patient with a history of major depression is brought to the ED by her parents. Which of the following nursing actions is most appropriate?
A) Noting that symptoms of physical illness are not relevant to the current diagnosis B) Asking the patient if she has ever thought about taking her own life C) Conducting interviews in a brief and direct manner D) Arranging for the patient to spend time alone to consider her feelings