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Question 1 of 5

Which of the following topical decongestant agents is an alfa2-selective agonist?

A. Phenylephrine
B. Xylometazoline
C. Ephedrine
D. Epinephrine

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: Xylometazoline

Question 2 of 5

A 64-year-old man with left heart failure is managed with digoxin and a thiazide diuretic. His primary care physician orders a laboratory panel. Which of the following electrolytes is most likely to be abnormal in this patient?

A. Calcium
B. Glucose
C. Magnesium
D. Potassium

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: Potassium

Question 3 of 5

During the maintenance phase of treatment, a patient with bipolar disorder asks, “Do I have to keep taking lithium even though my mood is stable now?” Select the nurse’s best response.

A. “Do you feel you are ready to stop taking it?”
B. “Taking the medication daily helps prevent future relapses and recurrences.”
C. “Usually patients take medication for approximately 6 months after discharge.”
D. “It’s unusual that the health care provider hasn’t already stopped your medication.”

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: “Taking the medication daily helps prevent future relapses and recurrences.”

Question 4 of 5

A nurse should evaluate that the medication has helped with the positive (type I) symptoms when there is a decrease in the client's: (Select the one tha does not apply.)

A. Auditory hallucinations.
B. Flat affect.
C. Anhedonia.
D. Loose association in thinking.

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: Loose association in thinking.

Question 5 of 5

Tick the drug for ascaridosis and enterobiosis treatment:

A. Bithionol
B. Pyrantel
C. Praziquantel
D. Suramin

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: Pyrantel

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