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Drawing TAP Levels (Peak and Trough) For drugs that have a narrow therapeutic level and are toxic Route determines TAP – Not the drug TROUGH PEAK IV 30 MIN BEFORE NEXT DOSE IV 15-30 min after its done IM 30 MIN BEFORE NEXT DOSE IM 30-60 min after its given SUB Q 30 MIN BEFORE NEXT DOSE Subling 5-10 min after its in the system PO 30 MIN BEFORE NEXT DOSE Heart Rhythms Ca Channel Blockers are chill pills for the heart  They end in DEPIM or ZEM Rhythms Asystole: No QRS – Letha...

Scope and Significance of the problem An increasing number of patients have been visiting the ER to address their medical needs. According to Hing and Bhuiya (2012), the number of visits has increased from 102.8 million visits in 1999 to 136.1 million visits in 2009 and the average wait time has also increased from 46.5 minutes to 58.1 minutes (Hing & Bhuiya, 2012). An increase in wait times is associated with boarding patients, ambulance diversion, and patients presenting with non￾em...

Education Priorities/Discharge Planning 1. What will be the most important discharge/education priorities you will reinforce with her medical condition to prevent future readmission with the same problem? Monitor blood sugar and take insulin as prescribed. Finish full course of antibiotics to treat pneumonia infection. 2. What are some practical ways you as the nurse can assess the effectiveness of your teaching with this patient? Have the patient summarize the teachings you provided....

Introduction In chemistry, a catalyst is a compound that speeds up the rate of a chemical reaction without changing its own chemical makeup permanently. In the human body, there are catalysts that are made up of proteins, and they are called enzymes. Life probably wouldn’t be possible without enzymes because they catalyze every single chemical reaction inside the cell (Wilson, Nguyen, D’Alessio, Lavin, & Keith 2018). Studying enzymes is not only important to research because they ...

The first known use of epidemiology to trace the source of a disease outbreak was the identification of contaminated water as the cause of cholera transmission in London. Which of the following was the physician who accomplished this? A. Joseph Lister B. John Needham C. Ignaz Semmelweis D. John Snow* Difficulty: Easy ASM Standard: N/A 2. Which of the following is a series of steps for determining the causative agent of a particular disease? A. Koch’s postulates* B. Lister’s check...

What type of question would a learning researcher most likely ask regarding a baby’s first words? A) Does positive reinforcement help a baby learn new words faster? B) What areas of the brain must be developed for a baby to say its first words? C) Is the age at which parents learn their first words associated with when a baby learns its first words? D) What environmental factors contribute to when a baby learns its first words? View Feedback Question 2 Question 6 1 / 1 point As a dru...

50. a nurse is discussing short and long term goals with a client who has alcohol use disorder and is being admitted to a treatment facility. which of the following statements is appropriate for the nurse to include in the discussion? 1. you will be taking a once weekly dose of disulfiram to help control withdrawal symptoms during treatment 2. remaining physically active will help to minimize drowsiness and chills associated with initial alcohol withdrawal. 3. attending Al anon meeting...

The function of the foramen ovale in a fetus allows what to occur? (Points : 2) Right­to­left blood shunting Left­to­right blood shunting Blood flow from the umbilical cord Blood flow to the lungs It has been determined that a tumor is in stage 2. What is the meaning of this finding? (Points : 2) Cancer is confined to the organ of origin. Cancer has spread to regional structures. Cancer is locally invasive. Cancer has spread to distant sites What ...

Tara Bolger Professor Kernan Case Study 94 Non- Hodgkin’s Lymphoma Acute Tumor Lysis Syndrome Decrease in urine, fatigue, loss of appetite, headache, nausea, and vomiting, abnormal heart rhythms, which can be severe and life-threatening. Fluid balance is frequently affected, though blood pressure can be high, low or normal. 10. List four independent nursing interventions that you would include in H.J.'s plan of care and the rationale for each. Accurately record intake and output M...