A patient who is malnourished has scaling, cracked skin on the arms and face. The patient is irritable, anxious, and has difficulty sleeping. The patient complains of soreness of the tongue and mouth
When teaching this patient about vitamin therapy for this disorder, the nurse will tell the patient to report which side effects? a. Abdominal cramps and diarrhea
b. Flushing, dizziness, and nausea
c. Migraine headaches
d. Numbness of feet and hands
B
This patient shows signs of niacin deficiency. Side effects of niacin deficiency include flushing, dizziness, and nausea secondary to vasodilation. Abdominal cramps, diarrhea, migraines, and numbness of extremities are not side effects of niacin deficiency.
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a. Loop and thiazide diuretics b. Loop and osmotic diuretics c. Osmotic and carbonic anhydrase inhibitor diuretics d. Thiazide and osmotic diuretics
A child who weighs 44 pounds is prescribed an IV medication with a recommended dosage of 7.5 mg/kg/24 hours in three divided doses. What is the safe individual dose this child can receive?
a. 20 mg c. 40 mg b. 50 mg d. 100 mg
Early hypoxia in a child would MOST likely present with:
A) tachycardia. B) bradypnea. C) mottled skin. D) bradycardia.
Nurses working at a progressive health care organization participate in a decentralized decision-making framework where they are actively involved in nursing unit decisions
These nurses know that the key elements of decentralization include which of the following? Select all that apply. A. Trust B. Standards C. Responsibility D. Authority E. Accountability