A client is admitted in a comatose state after ingestion of 30 capsules of pentobarbital sodium
As
she responds to emergency care, her husband tells staff that she often takes more of the drug than is
ordered and frequently drinks alcohol concurrently. The nurse assesses that the use of alcohol with
this drug
a. diminishes the effect.
b. stimulates metabolism of the drug.
c. causes no effect.
d. has a synergistic effect.
D
Both pentobarbital and alcohol are CNS depressants and have synergistic effects. Taken together,
the action of each would potentiates the other. Option A: The effects are enhanced. Option B is
untrue. Option C: The effect is synergistic.
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a. Problem-free care b. Limitation of approaches to care c. Decreased need for assessment d. Problem prevention
The adnexa of the uterus are composed of the:
a. corpus and cervix. b. fallopian tubes and ovaries. c. uterosacral and broad ligaments. d. vagina and fundus.
The nursing diagnosis for the client with arterial insufficiency is "impaired peripheral perfusion.". Which assessment data about the client's lower extremities supports the nurse's conclusion?
1. Ankles with shallow ulcers 2. Bilateral skin warm and pink 3. Aching in a dependent position 4. Bilateral absent peripheral pulses
The nursing professor is assisting a group of nursing students in creating resumes. The professor instructs them to include which of the following demographic data?
a. Career goal c. Experience b. Address d. Education