The nurse explains to a nursing student that drugs that activate the parasympathetic branch of the autonomic nervous system:
A) decrease labored breathing.
B) result in airway diameter narrowing.
C) increase production of viscous secretions.
D) relax bronchiolar smooth muscle.
Ans: B) result in airway diameter narrowing.
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Parents have been told their child has fetal alcohol syndrome. Which statement indicates that additional teaching is required?
1. "Our baby's heart murmur is from this syndrome." 2. "He might be a fussy baby because of this." 3. "His face looks like it does due to this problem." 4. "Cuddling and rocking will help him stay calm."
When conducting a study in which it is not possible to determine the true number of subjects who meet eligibility criteria and obtaining a random sample would be time consuming and expensive, the researcher will use which sampling method?
a. Cluster sampling b. Simple random sampling c. Stratified random sampling d. Systematic sampling
The nurse is calculating the medication dose for a 4-year-old child by plotting the child's height and weight on a nomogram, then drawing a line between the two points. The point at which the line intersects the surface area line is the child's BSA
The dose is calculated using the BSA. What does this calculation represent? 1. Body weight method 2. Age–weight method 3. Pharmacokinetic method 4. Body surface area method
A patient who has been on a 10-day course of antibiotics feels better after three days on the drug. The patient should
A) stop taking the antibiotics. B) finish the entire course of antibiotics. C) resume taking the antibiotics if he starts to feel ill again. D) take an additional dose of antibiotics to make sure his infection is gone.