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A client with myasthenia gravis has difficulty chewing and has received a prescription for pyridostigmine. The nurse should check to see that the client takes the medication at what time?

A patient is brought to the emergency department for treatment of a suspected overdose. The patient was found with an empty prescription bottle of a barbiturate by his bedside. He is lethargic and barely breathing. The nurse would expect which immediate intervention?

A client with Parkinson’s disease has begun therapy with levodopa/carbidopa. The nurse determines that the client understands the action of the medication if he or she verbalizes that results may not be apparent for how long?

The nurse is providing instructions to a client who will be taking phenytoin. Which statement, if made by the client, would indicate an understanding of the information about this medication?

What common adverse effects of lorazepam (Ativan) will you assess for while giving this medication? Select all that apply.

The physician orders a loading dose of phenytoin (Dilantin) 15-20 mg/kg intravenously in three doses that are 4 hours apart and then to start 300 mg intravenously twice a day.              His current laboratory test values are:              White blood cell count 10,600/mm3              Hemoglobin 15.5 g/dL              Hematocrit 45.9%              Platelets 324,000/mm3              Blood urea nitrogen 22 mg/dL              Creatinine 1.2 mg/dL              Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) 18 IU/L              Alkaline phosphates 46 IU/L              Prothrombin time (PT) 14.4 seconds              International normalized ratio (INR) 1.06              Sodium 138 mEq/L              Potassium 4.2 mEq/L

Which of the following is considered a task role?

Incidental motions are used to:

Allowing one vocal member who feels strongly about an issue to make choices for the entire group is mostcharacteristic of:

The nurse quickly dries the newborn after delivery. This is to conserve the newborn’s body heat by preventing heat loss through which method?