The nurse is preparing to provide education about the nonpharmacological treatment of muscle spasms for a client with a neuromuscular disorder. Which information should the nurse include?Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected. Select all that apply.
A. Application of heat or cold
B. Ultrasound
C. Massage
D. Relaxation techniques
E. Guided imagery
Answer: C
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a. Peripheral neuropathy b. Chronic stable depression c. Intertrochanteric fracture d. Opioid analgesic addiction
The nurse is preparing to administer penicillin G intramuscularly to a child. The child's parents ask why the drug cannot be given in an oral liquid form. What is the nurse's reply?
a. "This drug causes severe gastric upset if given orally." b. "This drug has a narrow therapeutic range, and the dose must be tightly controlled." c. "This drug is absorbed much too quickly in an oral form." d. "This drug would be inactivated by en-zymes in the stomach."
Qualitative researchers begin with a formal research question and then develop hypotheses to be tested while in the field
A) True B) False
The liver is important in drug action because it breaks down or inactivates many drugs. Patients with poor liver function can suffer a(n) ________ with some routinely administered drugs because their livers are unable to break down the drugs quickly.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).