A patient has been prescribed the medication lithium as a mood-stabilizing agent. While administering lithium to the patient, a nurse should closely monitor
1. Sodium levels.
2. Calcium levels.
3. Potassium levels.
4. Phosphorus levels.
Question 2
An emergency department nurse admits an adult patient for a drug overdose. The physician writes an order for the nurse to instill charcoal through a nasogastric (NG) tube. When selecting the NG tube, the nurse should choose a size
1. 4 French.
2. 8 French.
3. 12 French.
4. 16 French.
A, A nurse is adding a medication to an IV line as a piggyback
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Medical assistants are often involved in confidential conversations between the physician and the pa
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Pneumonia patient’s chest x-ray. Note the irregular areas of density.
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