Author Question: The nurse is caring for a pregnant patient. What hormone must be secreted to cause uterine ... (Read 16 times)

tichca · **on:** Jul 23, 2018

The nurse is caring for a pregnant patient. What hormone must be secreted to cause uterine contractions?

A) Oxytocin
B) ADHD
C) Estrogen
D) Enkephalins

Question 2

An adult patient with renal cancer, weighing 95 kg, is to receive vincristine 25 mcg/kg/day IV. What is the dosage of vincristine that the nurse should administer to the patient daily in mg? __________

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

mcarey591 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 23, 2018

Answer to Question 1

A
Feedback:
The pituitary is made up of three lobes: anterior, intermediate, and posterior. The posterior lobe stores two hormones produced by the hypothalamus, ADH and oxytocin. Oxytocin stimulates uterine smooth muscle contraction in late phases of pregnancy and also causes milk release or let down reflex in lactating women. The posterior lobe does not store estrogen or enkephalins. ADHD (i.e., attention deficit hyperactivity disorder is a disease process, not a hormone.

Answer to Question 2

2.375 mg
Feedback:
This order requires 25 mcg of medication for every 1 kg of body weight. The patient weighs 95 kg. To determine total dosage multiply weight times mcg of medication: 25 95 = 2,375 mcg. Convert mcg to mg by moving the decimal three places to the left, or you can divide 2,375 by 1,000 because there are 1,000 mcg per mg.