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jasdeep_brar

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The client is receiving nicotine replacement therapy in the form of the Commit lozenge. The client tells the nurse that she has been experiencing extreme nausea and indigestion.
 
  The nurse recognizes that the client is probably making which mistake?
  a. Taking too many of the lozenges per day
  b. Letting the lozenge dissolve over a long time period
  c. Chewing and swallowing the lozenge
  d. Taking too few of the lozenges per day

Question 2

A nurse in the emergency department receives a call that a client is being transported to the hospital by paramedics. The client is a known heroin addict and is showing signs of potential overdose. The nurse would expect which symptoms?
 
  a. Anxiety, blurred vision, agitation
  b. Clammy skin, constricted pupils, decreased level of consciousness
  c. Fatigue, paranoia, hallucinations
  d. Panic behaviors, tachycardia, hypertension


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Joy Chen

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

ANS: C
Chewing and swallowing the lozenge will intensify the gastrointestinal side effects.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: B
Clammy skin, constricted pupils, and decreased level of consciousness are behaviors characteristic of opioid overdose. All the other options indicate an increased level of agitation, characteristic of psychedelic drugs.


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

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