The nurse is caring for a laboring patient who is scheduled for an epidural block. What action prior to the epidural placement would decrease the chance of maternal hypotension?
1. Monitor maternal vital signs.
2. Administer oxygen at 5 L per minute.
3. Reposition the patient every hour.
4. Infuse an IV bolus of 500–1000 mL of normal saline.
4. Infuse an IV bolus of 500–1000 mL of normal saline.
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a. Take the drug after breakfast. b. Avoid the use of supplemental vitamin D. c. Decrease fluid intake. d. Sit or stand for 30 minutes after adminis-tration.
Negligence is defined as
a. the failure of an individual to provide care that a reasonable person would ordinarily use in a similar circumstance b. improper discharge of professional duties or failure to meet the standards of acceptable care which results in harm to another person c. an intentional and unlawful offer to touch a person in an offensive, insulting, or physically intimidating manner d. an obligation one has incurred or might incur through any act or failure to act
A male client is considered infertile. He asks the nurse why drug companies aren't developing drugs to treat this problem. What is the best response by the nurse?
1. "It's difficult because the medications have many side effects that men do not like." 2. "It's difficult because about 25% of infertile men also have erectile dysfunction." 3. "It's difficult because only about 5% of infertile men have an endocrine problem." 4. "It's difficult because many men do not want to even admit they have a problem."
The nurse understands that which following drug falls under the classification of biguanides?
1. Metformin HCI (Glucophage) 2. Repaglinide (Prandin) 3. Tolbutamide (Orinase) 4. Acarbose (Precose)