This topic contains a solution. Click here to go to the answer
« previous next »

Author Question: A patient is admitted the hospital with congestive heart failure. The patient is ordered to receive ... (Read 129 times)

c0205847

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 531
on: Jul 23, 2018
A patient is admitted the hospital with congestive heart failure. The patient is ordered to receive furosemide (Lasix) 40 mg IV. How soon will diuretic effects occur after administration?
 
  A) 1 minute
  B) 5 minutes
  C) 30 minutes
  D) 2 hours

Question 2

Prior to her elective hip replacement surgery, the nurse is explaining the basic characteristics of general anesthesia to the patient. The nurse should perform this education in the understanding that general anesthesia is best understood as
 
  A) a nonreversible, temporary state of unresponsiveness.
  B) a state of reversible unconsciousness.
  C) stage N2 nonrapid eye movement sleep.
  D) stage N3 nonrapid eye movement sleep.


Related Topics

Need homework help now?

Ask unlimited questions for free

Ask a Question
Marked as best answer by a Subject Expert

duke02

  • Sr. Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 312
Reply #1 on: Jul 23, 2018
Answer to Question 1

B

Answer to Question 2

B
Feedback:
General anesthesia is defined as a medication-induced reversible unconsciousness with loss of protective reflexes. There is the misconception that general anesthesia is a deep sleep.


c0205847

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 531
Reply #2 on: Jul 23, 2018
Both answers were spot on, thank you once again


duke02

  • Sr. Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 312
Reply #3 on: Jul 23, 2018
Great! Please up vote :D


« previous next »
 

Did you know?

Long-term mental and physical effects from substance abuse include: paranoia, psychosis, immune deficiencies, and organ damage.

Did you know?

Oliver Wendell Holmes is credited with introducing the words "anesthesia" and "anesthetic" into the English language in 1846.

Did you know?

There can actually be a 25-hour time difference between certain locations in the world. The International Date Line passes between the islands of Samoa and American Samoa. It is not a straight line, but "zig-zags" around various island chains. Therefore, Samoa and nearby islands have one date, while American Samoa and nearby islands are one day behind. Daylight saving time is used in some islands, but not in others—further shifting the hours out of sync with natural time.

Did you know?

Between 1999 and 2012, American adults with high total cholesterol decreased from 18.3% to 12.9%

Did you know?

Multiple experimental evidences have confirmed that at the molecular level, cancer is caused by lesions in cellular DNA.

5 areas to listen to heart 5 areas to listen to heart
The effectiveness of patient education The effectiveness of patient education
Anatomical positions of the heart Anatomical positions of the heart
Example of a patient’s ledger in practice management software. Example of a patient’s ledger in practice management software.
Location of the heart in the chest cavity. Location of the heart in the chest cavity.
Manifestations of chronic renal failure. Manifestations of chronic renal failure.
Video: Knee Animation

For a complete list of videos, visit our video library