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pepyto

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A 33-year-old patient with a diagnosis of alcoholism is to be treated with chlordiazepoxide on an inpatient basis. When a nurse is administering this medication, he or she should do which of the following actions?
 
  A) Monitor the patient's vital signs closely during IV administration
  B) Administer the oral form of the medication if the patient is combative
  C) Assess the patient's cardiac status prior to administering each dose
  D) Promptly stop administering the medication once status improvements are noted

Question 2

Which of the following patients are at highest risk for alteration in bowel elimination?
 
  A) Paraplegic
  B) Diabetic
  C) Hypertensive patient
  D) Triathlete



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The nurse should take the patient's vital signs regularly when giving the IV form of this drug, as well as observe and document subjective and objective reports by the patient. Combative patients usually require a parenteral route of administration, and it is unnecessary to perform a full cardiac assessment before each dose. Usage should be tapered, and not stopped abruptly, in order to prevent rebound CNS stimulation.

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pepyto

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


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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
:D TYSM

 

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