ATI Comprehensive Final Quiz, RN Comprehensive Predictor 2019 A, RN Comprehensive Predictor 2019 Form B and C

ATI Comprehensive Final Quiz, RN Comprehensive Predictor 2019 A, RN Comprehensive Predictor 2019 Form B and C What is a nurses priority action when a patient is experiencing anaphylactic shock while receiving IV medications? 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 A nurse is caring for a group of clients in a long-term facility. One of the clients is walking in the hallway and bumping into walls and does not respond to his name. which of the following actions should the nurse take first? ANSWER Accompany the client back to his room. What medication is contra indicated while taking St. John's wort? And why? ANSWER Sertraline Taking concurrently puts the patient at risk for serotonin syndrome Both of these are used for Tx of depression Persistent otitis media 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 Acarbose (Precose) adverse effects ANSWER Sleepiness, headaches, anemia; the most common adverse effects are gastrointestinal - diarrhea, abdominal distention, cramping, flatulence presbyopia ANSWER impaired vision as a result of aging Can affect one's ability to read the newspaper, the lens is unable to change shape to focus on close up objects