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NURS 6521N Midterm Exam With Answers GRADED A

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NURS 6521N Midterm Exam With Answers GRADED A A nurse is caring for a postsurgical patient who has small tortuous veins and had a difficult IV insertion. The patient is now receiving IV medications o... n a regular basis. What is the best nursing intervention to minimize the adverse effects of this drug therapy? A patient is in the clinic after 6 weeks of taking riluzole (Rilutek) for a recent diagnosis of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. The nurse will priori- tize assessment for which of the following? Which of the following patients demonstrates the clearest indication for treatment with prednisone? A nurse has been administering a drug to a patient intramuscularly (IM). The physician discontinued the IM dose and wrote an order for the drug to be given orally. The nurse notices that the oral dosage is consid- erably higher than the parenteral dose and understands that this due to A cardiac care nurse is monitoring a patient who is receiving lidocaine (Xylocaine) per IV infusion pump for an acute ventricular arrhythmia associated with an acute MI. Which of the following patient manifesta- tions would cause the nurse to notify the physician immediately? A nurse is caring for a patient who is admitted into the cardiac care unit with acute, decompensated heart failure. Nesiritide (Natrecor) has been ordered. When preparing for administration of the drug, the nurse will A patient has been prescribed lithium therapy. Which of the following signs and symptoms will the nurse tell the patient to report immediately? [Show More]

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