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Question 1 of 5

Nurse Kate is aware that one of the following classes of medication protect the ischemic myocardium by blocking catecholamines and sympathetic nerve stimulation is:

A. Beta -adrenergic blockers

B. Calcium channel blocker

C. Narcotics

D. Nitrates

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: Beta -adrenergic blockers

Question 2 of 5

Which of the following drugs would be ordered by the physician to improve the platelet count in a male client with idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP)?

A. Acetylsalicylic acid (ASA)

B. Corticosteroids

C. Methotrezate

D. Vitamin K

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: Corticosteroids

Question 3 of 5

Nurse Sugar is assessing a client with Cushing's syndrome. Which observation should the nurse report to the physician immediately?

A. Pitting edema of the legs

B. An irregular apical pulse

C. Dry mucous membranes

D. Frequent urination

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: An irregular apical pulse

Question 4 of 5

Rico with diabetes mellitus must learn how to self-administer insulin. The physician has prescribed 10 U of U-100 regular insulin and 35 U of U-100 isophane insulin suspension (NPH) to be taken before breakfast. When teaching the client how to select and rotate insulin injection sites, the nurse should provide which instruction?

A. "Inject insulin into healthy tissue with large blood vessels and nerves."Ã‚Â

B. "Rotate injection sites within the same anatomic region, not among different regions."Ã‚Â

C. "Administer insulin into areas of scar tissue or hypotrophy whenever possible."Ã‚Â

D. "Administer insulin into sites above muscles that you plan to exercise heavily later that day."Ã‚Â

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: "Rotate injection sites within the same anatomic region, not among different regions."Ã‚Â

Question 5 of 5

If a client requires a pneumonectomy, what fills the area of the thoracic cavity?

A. The space remains filled with air only

B. The surgeon fills the space with a gel

C. Serous fluids fills the space and consolidates the region

D. The tissue from the other lung grows over to the other side

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: Serous fluids fills the space and consolidates the region

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