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Which of the following organs is located in the abdominal cavity?  Select ALL that apply.

A client has a prescription for guaifenesin every 4 hours as needed.  The nurse determines that the client understands the most effective use of this medication if the client makes which statement?

A prescriber orders a transdermal clonidine patch (Catapres TTS) for a patient with hypertension.  Which instructions should the nurse provide?

Mr. Smith was admitted to the hospital complaining of pressure and pain immediately inferior to the sternum (breast bone).  As an LPN you would chart that he is complaining of pressure and pain in which region of the abdomen?

Which of the following terms describes a substance mixes with or dissolves in water, such as salts; literally “water loving”?

While at your clinical site you learn that the hospital plans to apply for a Certificate of Need for a new ‘outpatient surgery center’.  It is acceptable for you to share this information with your friend who is currently looking for a job in healthcare. 

A nurse is talking with a client who says she knows someone who takes amiodarone for their heart rhythm and asks if the medication would be appropriate for her as well. Which of the following data from the client’s medical record should the nurse identify as a contraindication to amiodarone?

Energy for each of the body’s normal metabolic activities is derived from:

A client prescribed an Angiotensin II Receptor Blocker (ARB) asks what condition(s) this medication is being used to treat.  The nurse explains that ARBs can be used for which of the following? (Select all that apply)

Bioethics means “life ethics.”