A patient is diagnosed with familial adenomatous polyposis. Which of the following nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agents will reduce the number of polyps and decrease the risk of colon cancer?
A) Ibuprofen (Motrin)
B) Nabumetone (Relafen)
C) Celecoxib (Celebrex)
D) Probenecid (Benemid)
C
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The nurse is planning to assess for edema in a client who is bedridden. Which area should the nurse use for this assessment?
1. Upper extremities 2. Lower extremities 3. Periorbital area 4. Sacral area
The osmolality of a solution is determined by which of these?
a. density of molecules in water c. percentage of mole-cules in water b. number of molecules in water d. weight of molecules in water
A nurse is implementing quality performance standards in a public health department. Which of the following best describes the importance of this action?
a. Quality performance standards are used to guide improvement in the public health system. b. Quality performance standards rigidly control public health. c. Quality performance standards guide ad-ministrators to monitor public health at the national level. d. Quality performance standards can be used as hiring guidelines for nurses.
Select the correct number of drops per minute to be administered for a 500-ml Lactated Ringers IV given over 2 hours using an administration set labeled 15 drops per ml.
A. 32.5 drops/min B. 62.5 drops/min C. 75 drops/min D. 40 drops/min