« previous next »

Author Question: A nurse is teaching a client how to use nitroglycerin tablets to be kept at the client's bedside for ... (Read 19 times)

rachel9

  • Sr. Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 495
on: Jul 22, 2018
A nurse is teaching a client how to use nitroglycerin tablets to be kept at the client's bedside for PRN use. The nurse should instruct the client that to be effective, these tablets are to be:
 
  a. chewed and then swallowed without water
  b. dissolved on top of the tongue
  c. dissolved under the tongue
  d. swallowed with a small amount of water

Question 2

Which of these developmental stages begins with conception and ends with birth?
 
  a. embryonic c. neonatal
  b. fetal d. prenatal


AaaA

  • Sr. Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 339
Reply #1 on: Jul 22, 2018
Answer to Question 1

C
Sublingual (under the tongue) medications have a rapid onset. The medication should be allowed to dissolve under the tongue and should not be swallowed.

Answer to Question 2

D
The prenatal stage begins with conception and ends with birth. This is a critical time for growth and development.


Related Topics

Need homework help now?

Ask unlimited questions for free

Ask a Question
« previous next »
 

Did you know?

The use of salicylates dates back 2,500 years to Hippocrates’s recommendation of willow bark (from which a salicylate is derived) as an aid to the pains of childbirth. However, overdosage of salicylates can harm body fluids, electrolytes, the CNS, the GI tract, the ears, the lungs, the blood, the liver, and the kidneys and cause coma or death.

Did you know?

All adults should have their cholesterol levels checked once every 5 years. During 2009–2010, 69.4% of Americans age 20 and older reported having their cholesterol checked within the last five years.

Did you know?

Hip fractures are the most serious consequences of osteoporosis. The incidence of hip fractures increases with each decade among patients in their 60s to patients in their 90s for both women and men of all populations. Men and women older than 80 years of age show the highest incidence of hip fractures.

Did you know?

Historic treatments for rheumatoid arthritis have included gold salts, acupuncture, a diet consisting of apples or rhubarb, nutmeg, nettles, bee venom, bracelets made of copper, prayer, rest, tooth extractions, fasting, honey, vitamins, insulin, snow collected on Christmas, magnets, and electric convulsion therapy.

Did you know?

Thyroid conditions may make getting pregnant impossible.

A nurse prepares a client for anesthesia and surgery. A nurse prepares a client for anesthesia and surgery.
Weber test: Place the base of the tuning fork on top of the client’s head. Weber test: Place the base of the tuning fork on top of the client’s head.
To increase pressure using body weight, lean on your client. To increase pressure using body weight, lean on your client.
Apply the substance to the client’s upper chest. Apply the substance to the client’s upper chest.
Client files are kept in alphabetical order in locked file cabinets. Client files are kept in alphabetical order in locked file cabinets.
Video: Definitions of stroke volume, preload definition & Factors influencing stroke volume

For a complete list of videos, visit our video library