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A client asks what are the common side effects naproxen, which is a NSAIDS. Which side effects would the psych technician list?

Measurement of the effectiveness of the nurse’s plan of care in promoting good patient outcomes is called:

At the outpatient narcotic detoxification program in downtown San Bernardino, the psychiatric technician is working with a client who is receiving ReVia. Which of the following instructions is most important to give?

The psychiatric technician is working at Lanterman that houses elderly developmentally disabled clients with a variety of medical conditions. For which of the following conditions would a client not receive narcotic analgesic medication?             

At the residential facility, there are several birds, cats, and fish that are maintained as pets for the clients.  Which of the following instructions must be given to a pregnant female client to minimize exposure of her fetus to the protozoa that causes toxoplasmosis? 

Which of the following actions should be taken when a client is being given an anorexiant such as fenfluramine hydrochloride?

The psychiatric technician is monitoring a client who is receiving pseudoephedrine.  Which of the following effects would indicate a therapeutic effect has been achieved?

Which of the following statements would the nurse be certain to include in a teaching plan for the client taking a NSAID, such as ibuprofen?

During the course of the client’s pregnancy, the psychiatric technician is providing care to a client with gestational DM. Her physician determines that it is necessary to begin treatment with insulin.  In explaining to the client how insulin works in the body, the psych technician states that insulin appears to activate a process that:  

The client has requested to have a “pain shot.” The psychiatric technician will perform which of the following interventions prior to administering a narcotic analgesic?