ATI Comprehensive Final Quiz with correct answers

What is a nurses priority action when a patient is experiencing anaphylactic shock while receiving IV medications? Correct Answer - Priority action: stop the medication infusion The nurse can also: Administer epinephrine; infuse .9% sodium chloride, and elevate the lower extremities to help maintain adequate blood pressure What medication is contra indicated while taking St. John's wort? And why? Correct Answer - Sertraline Taking concurrently puts the patient at risk for serotonin syndrome Both of these are used for Tx of depression Persistent otitis media Correct Answer - An infection of the middle ear Passive smoking promote adherence of respiratory pathogen's to the lining of the middle ear space which prolongs inflammation and impedes drainage from the ear Exposure to cold weather does not cause otitis media