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What is a brand name for succinylcholine?

What is the generic name for Xanax?

What class of medications is midazolam in?

14. The nurse prepares to check the apical pulse of a 25-year-old male patient. Which answer describes the best technique.

Two viruses that are especially associated with the etiology of Guillain-Barré syndrome (GBS) are ___________ and ___________.

Which factors predominantly determine probable diagnosis of multiple sclerosis (MS)?

The nurse is providing fluid resuscitation for a burn victim according to the Parkland formula. The nurse determines that the patient requires 8000 mL in a 24-hour time period. The burn occurred at noon, and the present time is 1400. How many milliliters of fluid should infuse by 2000?

After teaching a patient about a new eye medication, the nurse observes the patient applying eye ointment. Which technique indicates that the nurse’s teaching has been successful?

The home care nurse is visiting a patient in the late stages of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Which example indicates that the patient accepts the grief associated with the condition and prognosis?

43. A nurse is assessing a 74-year-old male patient for an exercise program to be offered at the local hospital.  Assessment findings and vital signs prior to and after exercise are recorded. The nurse should recognize his symptoms as associated with which? (See chart below.) Vital Signs Before Exercise Vital Signs After Exercise B/P – 132/70 B/P – 172/98 Pulse – 72 beats/minute Pulse – 152 beats/minute Respirations – 16 breaths/minute Respirations – 40 breaths/minute Skin pink and warm Skin color pale Respirations unlabored Dyspnea noted