Metoclopramide improves gastroesophageal reflux disease symptoms by:

1. Reducing acid secretion
2. Increasing gastric pH
3. Increasing lower esophageal tone
4. Decreasing lower esophageal tone


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Legally, student practical/vocational nurses are held to the level of performance

a. described in the job description for nursing assistants. b. described in the outline/syllabus of the course in which the student is enrolled. c. of the LPN/LVN. d. of the LPN/LVN instructor.

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The teen is concerned about the ability to continue working at his after-school job and his participation on the basketball team. The nurse would instruct the patient about activity. Which of the following instructions would be most appropriate?

a. The prognosis for this disease is poor b. The teen will be in isolation until the fever resolves c. The teen will have a prolonged recovery and will be debilitated for many months in the future d. The return to usual activities is based on the teen's energy level, unless the spleen enlarges

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The laboring client has been found to be having moderately strong contractions lasting 60 seconds every three minutes. The fetal head is presenting at a ?2 station. The cervix is 6 cm and 100% effaced

The membranes spontaneously ruptured prior to admission, and clear fluid is leaking. Fetal heart tones are in the 140s with accelerations to 150. Which nursing action has the highest priority? 1. Encourage the husband to remain in the room. 2. Keep the client on bedrest at this time. 3. Apply an internal fetal scalp electrode. 4. Obtain a clean-catch urine specimen.

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The home health nurse assesses a patient who creates elaborate excuses for not leaving home. Further questioning reveals the patient had not left home for 6 months. The nurse documents these findings as:

a. mania. b. depression. c. agoraphobia. d. anxiety.

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