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rachel9

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on: Jul 22, 2018
A nurse is teaching a client how to use nitroglycerin tablets to be kept at the client's bedside for PRN use. The nurse should instruct the client that to be effective, these tablets are to be:
 
  a. chewed and then swallowed without water
  b. dissolved on top of the tongue
  c. dissolved under the tongue
  d. swallowed with a small amount of water

Question 2

Which of these developmental stages begins with conception and ends with birth?
 
  a. embryonic c. neonatal
  b. fetal d. prenatal


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Reply #1 on: Jul 22, 2018
Answer to Question 1

C
Sublingual (under the tongue) medications have a rapid onset. The medication should be allowed to dissolve under the tongue and should not be swallowed.

Answer to Question 2

D
The prenatal stage begins with conception and ends with birth. This is a critical time for growth and development.


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