A client is receiving methadone maintenance therapy. After teaching the client about this treatment, the nurse determines that the teaching was successful when the client states which of the following?
A) "I can have a glass of wine with dinner if I choose."
B) "I should eat small frequent meals if I get nauseated."
C) "I should take the drug on an empty stomach."
D) "I might experience diarrhea with this drug."
B
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A 15-year-old boy has been diagnosed with bone cancer after several months of fatigue and pain. What question should the nurse include in an assessment when trying to minimize the potential for adverse drug reactions?
A) "Do you ever use alcohol or drugs?" B) "How much do you weigh?" C) "On a scale of zero to ten, what level of pain is acceptable to you?" D) "Did Tylenol or other over-the-counter pain remedies ever relieve your pain?"
A 77-year-old patient with a history of coronary artery disease and heart failure has arrived in the emergency room with a rapid heart rate and feeling of "impending doom."
Based on pathophysiologic principles, the nurse knows the rapid heart rate could A) decrease renal perfusion and result in the development of ascites. B) be a result of catecholamines released from SNS that could increase the myocardial oxygen demand. C) desensitize the ?-adrenergic receptors leading to increase in norepinephrine levels. D) prolong the electrical firing from the SA node resulting in the development of a heart block.
During the "fight or flight" response, the body mobilizes stores of:
1. Fat to produce fuel. 2. Glucose to provide amino acids. 3. Muscle tissue to provide essential vitamins and minerals. 4. Protein to provide reactant proteins.
The nurse is teaching a group of parents in the community
about the steps that should be taken if a child is observed eating a poisonous. Place the following steps to be completed in the order of importance. A. Call 911 for emergency help if the child has collapsed or stopped breathing B. Follow instructions given by the Poison Help Line personnel C. Administer general supportive and symptomatic care D. Remove the obvious remnants of the poison E. Call the poison help line if child is conscious and alert F. Administer appropriate antidote if recommended