Author Question: A female patient asks the nurse why she is always asked if she is pregnant before having an X-ray. ... (Read 66 times)

jazziefee

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 505
A female patient asks the nurse why she is always asked if she is pregnant before having an X-ray. What should the nurse explain to the patient?
 
  A) Radiation to a fetus can cause a malignancy..
  B) It is just something that we are expected to do..
  C) It identifies how much radiation your body can stand..
  D) It determines how long you can be in the radiation room..

Question 2

The nurse is teaching the student nurse the factors that affect the pharmacodynamics of the drugs they are administering. Which of the following is a factor affecting this property of drugs?
 
  A) Immature body systems
  B) Weight
  C) Body surface
  D) Body composition



snackralk

  • Sr. Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 363
Answer to Question 1

A
Feedback:
Radiation during intrauterine life is a documented cause of leukemia. Radiation of the thyroid in infancy is known to cause thyroid cancer later in life. Asking a female patient about pregnancy status is not something that a nurse is expected to perform. Asking a female patient about being pregnant is not done to determine how much radiation the body can stand or determine how long the patient can be in the radiation room.

Answer to Question 2

A
Feedback:
Although a drug's mechanism of action is the same in any individual, the physiologic immaturity of some body systems in a child can affect a drug's pharmacodynamics (behavior of the medication at the cellular level). The child's age, weight, body surface area, and body composition also can affect the drug's pharmacokinetics (movement of drugs throughout the body via absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion).



Related Topics

Need homework help now?

Ask unlimited questions for free

Ask a Question
 

Did you know?

It is believed that the Incas used anesthesia. Evidence supports the theory that shamans chewed cocoa leaves and drilled holes into the heads of patients (letting evil spirits escape), spitting into the wounds they made. The mixture of cocaine, saliva, and resin numbed the site enough to allow hours of drilling.

Did you know?

In ancient Rome, many of the richer people in the population had lead-induced gout. The reason for this is unclear. Lead poisoning has also been linked to madness.

Did you know?

Atropine, along with scopolamine and hyoscyamine, is found in the Datura stramonium plant, which gives hallucinogenic effects and is also known as locoweed.

Did you know?

Throughout history, plants containing cardiac steroids have been used as heart drugs and as poisons (e.g., in arrows used in combat), emetics, and diuretics.

Did you know?

The first war in which wide-scale use of anesthetics occurred was the Civil War, and 80% of all wounds were in the extremities.

For a complete list of videos, visit our video library