The nursing instructor teaches student nurses about the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Pregnancy Categories. What is the best information to include?

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The nursing instructor teaches student nurses about the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Pregnancy Categories. What is the best information to include?

A. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Pregnancy Category C is safe to use during pregnancy. B. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Pregnancy categories provide a framework for safe use of drugs in pregnant women. C. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Pregnancy categories for individual drugs seldom change once they are established. D. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Pregnancy categories are based on studies using clinical human research trials.

Correct Answer: B

Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.

Question 2 of 5

The nurse has completed group education for patients with anxiety disorders. The education is evaluated as successful when the patients make which statements?

A. Relaxation techniques will often decrease anxiety. B. Antianxiety medicine should be used until anxiety is gone. C. Antianxiety medicine should not be used indefinitely. D. Therapy may help identify where this anxiety comes from.

Correct Answer: A

Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.

Question 3 of 5

The patient is receiving the benzodiazepine clonazepam (Klonopin) for the treatment of panic attacks. What is an important medication outcome for this patient as it relates to safety?

A. The patient will verbalize the signs of developing Stevens-Johnson rash. B. The patient will verbalize the importance of diet restrictions related to this drug. C. The patient will verbalize the importance of having routine blood work done. D. The patient will verbalize the consequences of stopping the drug abruptly.

Correct Answer: D

Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.

Question 4 of 5

A patient whose spouse recently died is having difficulty falling asleep and does not want to take any prescription medications to induce sleep. How should the nurse respond?

A. Make certain your bedroom is nice and warm. B. There are alternative methods to treat insomnia, such as yoga, meditation, and massage therapy. C. Eating a large meal at bedtime will help induce sleep. D. Avoid caffeinated beverages, nicotine, and alcohol immediately prior to bedtime.

Correct Answer: D

Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.

Question 5 of 5

The patient asks the nurse why she needs to continue using table salt because her prescribed lithium (Eskalith) is a salt. What is the best response by the nurse?

A. You must continue to use salt to avoid lithium (Eskalith) toxicity. If you use sea salt, you don't need as much. B. You must use table salt or your kidneys will retain lithium (Eskalith), and you will become toxic. C. The amount is not important; just increase your table salt if you notice signs of lithium (Eskalith) toxicity. D. Salt is very important to avoid lithium (Eskalith) toxicity, but not as important as drinking 1 to 1.5 L of water per day.

Correct Answer: D

Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.

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