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13.  The nurse is instructing a patient who is to receive both a bronchodilator and a steroid medication delivered by means of an inhaler. Which instruction is necessary for the safe administration of both agents? 

5.  The nurse is to administer a vaccine subcutaneously.   Which of the following will the nurse need to administer the medication drawn up from a vial? Select all that apply.

8.  The nurse is preparing to administer a rectal suppository to an elderly patient. Which of the following positions will the nurse place the patient in for administration?

23.  A nurse is preparing to administer digoxin 0.25 mg PO per dose to a client. The amount available is digoxin 0.125 mg tablets. How many tablets should the nurse administer to the client? 

21.  The nurse is working at a physician’s office and a 2 month old infant comes in for immunizations which will be administered intramuscularly. The nurse will correctly choose the ___________ site to give this injection.

___________________ is the narrowing of the blood vessel due to contraction of the smooth muscle in the blood vessel walls.

Red blood cells can clump together when exposed to certain antibodies. This phenomenon is called ___________________________________. 

The pressure-driven movement of fluids and solutes from the blood capillaries into the interstitial fluid is called: ______________________________.  (Note: not the specific pressure itself, but the term that relates to the movement)

Short Answer Explain why the fetal circulatory system is different from the adult system.   Include the names of the two main shunts and where they are located.

Cardiac output is dependent on both: