Conditions and situations under which a medication should not be administered are found in the ________ section of a package insert.
A. Adverse reactions
B. Warnings
C. Contraindications
D. Precautions
Answer: C
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a. alveolar c. pleural b. bronchial d. pulmonary
When asked by an older adult client, "What is the difference between my normal laboratory val-ues and the ones for a 55-year-old?" The nurse responds based on the understanding that there are:
a. age-adjusted ranges for older adults for all of the common laboratory findings, similar to those for infants and children. b. no age-adjusted ranges for older adults due to the large variations within the age group and the increasing number of fac-tors that influence the results. c. age-adjusted ranges only for the over-85 age group; there are no expected changes in the 65- to 84-year-old age group. d. age-adjusted ranges only for the hemato-logical tests, which are due mostly to changes in the bone marrow.
A client who has had bilateral total knee replacements is prescribed enoxaparin sodium (Lovenox) injections twice daily for the next 3 weeks. The client asks the nurse why she has to have the medication. What is the nurse's best response?
a. "To prevent swelling within your new knee joints." b. "To prevent the formation of blood clots in your legs." c. "To prevent arthritis from developing in your new knee joints." d. "To prevent an infection from developing in your new knee joints."
Conditions such as dehydration would warrant the infusion of which type of solution?
A. hypertonic B. isotonic C. hypotonic D. therapeutic