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Guaifenesin is prescribed to help loosen secretions in a patient with sinus infection. The patient calls the nurse help desk line and states ” I think I am having  a reaction to the medication.” What would the nurse recognize as adverse reactions to this drug? (Select all that apply.)

Beginning in the eighteenth century, [BLANK-1] developed in Europe and the Americas. New urban sites such as libraries, cafes, coffeehouses, salons, taverns, lodges, and clubs provided urbanites with novel spaces and institutions where open debate could occur. These new spaces tended to be open to men only (with few exceptions) and facilitated debates about political issues, philosophy, science, and current events. These new sites tangibly catalyzed the Atlantic Revolutions and the Enlightenment.

The nurse overfills a liquid medication into a medication cup. What is the nurse’s best action at this time?

After reviewing medication orders. What drug order will the nurse need to clarify with the health care provider? 

[BLANK-1] was the ruler of Prussia from 1740-1786 and was an example of Enlightened Absolutism. This ruler invited philosophes such as Voltaire to court and promoted religious tolerance, free speech, and overhauled the country’s education system. Additionally, this monarch abolished torture and attempted to develop an impartial judicial system.

While Africa is rich in many natural resources and mineral deposits, one commodity is largely scarce on the continent: salt. The largest salt-producing site was at [BLANK-1] in the western portion of the Sahara Desert. Control over the site was crucial for several African empires and kingdoms.

A French scientist and philosophe named [BLANK-1] advocated for skepticism and promoted the deductive method. He discovered that geometric spatial figures could be expressed as algebraic equations and vice-versa, leading to the discovery of analytical geometry. He argued that sensory observations could be misleading and that you should doubt everything that could reasonably be doubted (an idea that produced his very famous quote “I think, therefore I am”). He served as the tutor for the Enlightened monarch, Queen Christina of Sweden, late in life.

Nitroglycerin was given to a patient for chest pain. The patient stated “Nitroglycerin works well. Tell me how it works ?” What are the correct responses by the nurse. Select All that APPLY?

[BLANK-1] was an Englishwoman who sought to advance the case for women’s intellectual capacities during the Enlightenment. She argued directly against Jean-Jacques Rousseau’s position that men’s roles as the active partner in sexual relationships meant that they were naturally suited for the active world of politics and public life more than women. This woman instead argued that women were capable of being equal to men (though she conceded limitations based on their lack of access to education). She further proposed that even if Rousseau was right about women, that women still should be given the right to gain an education and create their best selves. She passed many of her ideas and talents on to her daughter, who would gain equal fame to her celebrated mother when she wrote the famous Romanticist horror novel: Frankenstein.

Adalimumab (Humira) a monoclonal antibody has been prescribed for a patient. The nurse is aware the patient does not have  cancer. What is another possible reason for administering this drug?