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Wadzanai

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The nurse teaches a patient about a new prescription for alendronate. Which complication should the patient be instructed to report immediately?
 
  1. Drowsiness
  2. Pallor
  3. Headache
  4. Difficulty swallowing

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How should the nurse administer calcium chloride when it is ordered parenterally?
 
  1. Deep into the deltoid muscle with a 2-inch, 19-gauge needle
  2. Into the subcutaneous tissue with a -inch needle
  3. By rapid IV injection after mixing the salt with phosphates
  4. By slow intravenous injection after warming the solution to body temperature


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pallen55

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

Correct Answer: 4

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Reply 2 on: Jul 23, 2018
Great answer, keep it coming :)

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