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Your patient is currently taking Lasix and Digoxin. You enter the room to begin your patient assessment and note that the patient’s breakfast tray is untouched. The patient states he is not hungry and feels nauseated. He also mentions that he is seeing rings of light around the overhead light. What do you suspect?

A nurse is assisting a physician who is preparing to suture a superficial laceration on a patient’s leg. The physician asks the nurse to draw up lidocaine with epinephrine. The nurse understands that epinephrine is used with the lidocaine to:

What mineral is likely lacking in her diet? 

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What mineral deficiency is most likely causing this patient’s symptoms? 

The most significant adverse effect of  Epoieten Alfa is which of the following?

A nursing student, who is preparing to care for a postoperative patient with deep vein thrombosis, asks the nurse why the patient must take heparin rather than warfarin. Which response by the nurse is correct?

What stage of development is consuming adequate amounts of this mineral most critical to prevent osteoporosis?

To improve risk of heart disease, a diet very low in total fat is recommended.

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