After receiving a prescription for alendronate, a patient asks about dosing instructions. The nurse must ensure that the patient understands that this medication must be taken:
1. with meals.
2. at bedtime.
3. in the morning on an empty stomach.
4. with juice or milk.
Question 2
A nurse counsels a patient to increase the dietary intake of calcium as well as to begin calcium supplements. The nurse should include information that certain foods will interfere with calcium absorption.
These include (you may select more than one answer):
1. bran and whole grain cereals.
2. spinach.
3. milk and dairy products.
4. peas and other legumes.
5. fruit such as oranges and apples.
An emergency medical technician positions defibrillator paddles on the chest of a supine male patien
Signs and symptoms of a patient with heart failure.
Palpating the thyroid gland from behind the patient is a most effective way of assessing the gland f
Patient registration form.
Calipers being used to measure body fat on the triceps of a patient.
Follow the on-screen instructions.