The nurse caring for a patient who is taking amiodarone (Cordarone). What side effect could this patient experience?
a. Sudden increase in temperature
b. Hypotension
c. Bradycardia
d. Depressed ventilation
Question 2
The nurse is caring for a patient with sleep apnea. The patient complains that he is constantly fatigued. Which response is most appropriate for the nurse to make?
a. Patients with sleep apnea experience oxygen overloads, which lead to drowsi-ness.
b. Patients with sleep apnea often wake frequently during the night.
c. Patients with mild sleep apnea benefit from a small amount of red wine right before bed.
d. All patients have difficulty sleeping properly in the hospital.
The nurse needs to inform the patient with impaired vision when a touch is to occur and ask permissi
The nurse is using Standard Precautions to draw blood.
Mechanical ventilation. The photograph shows a patient receiving breathing assistance by the use of
To maintain balance the bipedal pelvis has a foreshortened ilium and is broader and bowl-shaped. The
Drugs and their effect table
Lake-effect snow: Cold air over warm water