Which aspect of drug therapy indicates to the nurse whether a drug is having a beneficial effect?
A) Performing a preadministration assessment
B) Evaluating therapeutic responses
C) Minimizing adverse effects
D) Managing toxicity
Answer: B) Evaluating therapeutic responses
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A) Dull pain, points to epigastric area B) Sharp, stabbing pain in the left lower quadrant of the abdomen C) Severe midabdominal to upper abdominal pain radiating to both sides and to the back D) Severe abdominal pain that radiates to the right shoulder
Inappropriate or illegal questions that should be avoided during the interview include which of the following examples (select all that apply)?
a. What are your goals for the future? b. Do you plan on having any more children? c. How do you feel about taking call on weekends? d. How does your husband feel about you working? e. Will going to church interfere with Sun-day shifts?
A nurse in the emergency department (ED) of a community hospital notes that an unusually high number of clients have presented in the ED with flulike symptoms,
abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, bloody diarrhea, hematemesis and itching of the hands, fore-arms, and head. The nurse is concerned with bioterrorism, reports this to the supervisor, and sus-pects an outbreak of: 1. Botulism 2. Anthrax 3. Plague 4. Smallpox
Which of the following effects are associated with the use of the leukotriene inhibiting drug zileuton (Zyflo)?
A. Dark urine, jaundice, and clay-colored stools B. Nausea and diarrhea C. Fever, rash, and headache D. All of these