The nurse is caring for a patient with transient ischemic attack (TIA). Which medication should the nurse expect to be prescribed for this patient?
A. Corticosteroids
B. Antiplatelet agents
C. Fibrinolytic therapy
D. Anticoagulant therapy
Answer: B
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A patient with severe mental illness who lives independently in an apartment and attends a psychosocial rehabilitation program 4 days a week presents at the emergency department seeking admission to the inpatient psychiatric unit. The mental status examination reveals no acute symptoms of psychiatric disorder. Her chief complaint is that she has no money to pay her rent or refill her antipsychotic medication prescription. The best action for the emergency department nurse would be to:
a. arrange for a short in-patient admission and begin discharge planning. b. send the patient to a homeless shelter until housing can be arranged. c. involve the patient's case manager to provide crisis intervention. d. explain that one must have more psychiatric symptoms to be admitted.
A patient who is HIV- positive has been
receiving medication therapy that includes zidovudine (Retrovir). However, the prescriber has decided to stop the zidovudine because of its dose-limiting adverse effect. Which of these conditions is the dose-limiting adverse effect of zidovudine therapy? a. Retinitis b. Renal toxicity c. Hepatotoxicity d. Bone marrow suppression
The part of the skin that supplies support, insulation, nutrition, and cushioning or padding is the
A. subcutaneous layer. B. peridermis. C. epidermis. D. dermis.
Which of the following muscles are commonly used in respiration during exercise or strenuous activity? (Select all that apply.)
a. Diaphragm b. Intercostal muscles c. Vastus lateralis d. Sternocleidomastoid e. Scalene f. Abdominal