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sarasara

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A 49-year-old woman experienced postsurgical respiratory depression and was given caffeine to stimulate the respiratory system. The patient is now irritable, excited, and unable to sleep. She is also complaining of a headache and muscle twitching.
 
  Appropriate nursing diagnoses for the patient would include which of the following? (Select all that apply.)
  A) Disturbed Sleep Pattern
  B) Anxiety
  C) Deficient Fluid Volume
  D) Imbalanced Nutrition
  E) Nonadherence to Therapeutic Regimen

Question 2

An unconscious patient has been brought to the hospital, and the physician has prescribed a life-saving drug to be administered parenterally.
 
  Which of the following methods would be the most appropriate for the nurse to use when administering the medication?
  A) Intravenous infusion.
  B) Subcutaneous administration.
  C) Intrathecal administration.
  D) Intramuscular administration.


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adammoses97

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Reply #1 on: Jul 23, 2018
Answer to Question 1

A, B

Answer to Question 2

A


sarasara

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Reply 2 on: Jul 23, 2018
Wow, this really help

chereeb

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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
YES! Correct, THANKS for helping me on my review

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