A woman brings her husband to the Emergency Department and t…

A woman brings her husband to the Emergency Department and tells the nurse that her husband had a heart attack at home yesterday. The physician plans to verify that an acute mycardial infarction (AMI) occurred and is discussing the use of reteplase (Retavase).  What is a priority assessment question for the nurse to ask for the planned intervention?

The student nurse realizes that learning about a prototype o…

The student nurse realizes that learning about a prototype or example drug in a pharmacologic class allows application of that knowledge to other drugs in that same class. Which information can be predicated to other drugs in the same pharmacologic class when known about a prototype?