Answer to Question 1
A
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One of the adverse effects of ampicillin is blackening of the tongue but the discoloration goes away after stopping the drug. If it is accompanied by swelling, the patient should be instructed to call the prescribing health care provider immediately. Many penicillin-resistant pathogens exist, so if the infection does not seem to be responding to the drug, the patient should notify the health care provider because a different antibiotic may be required. Yeast infections are very likely after taking ampicillin because it is a broad-spectrum antibiotic. Appearance of a rash should be evaluated by a health care professional because allergic reactions to this class of antibiotic are very common.
Answer to Question 2
C
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The thalamus sends direct information into the cerebrum to transfer sensations, such as cold, heat, pain, touch, and muscle sense. Motor fibers from the cortex cross to the other side of the spinal cord before emerging to interact with peripheral effectors. In this way, motor stimuli coming from the right side of the brain affect motor activity on the left side of the body. The limbic system is not responsible for voluntary movement or RBC production.
The nurse conducts the health history as the first step in the nursing assessment
Assessing Palpebral Conjunctiva, Patient Position
The patient is undergoing an allergy skin test by receiving subdermal inoculations of allergens. Inf
A nurse communicates with her non–English-speaking patient through an interpreter
Common patient positions.
Pneumonia patient’s chest x-ray. Note the irregular areas of density.