Your patient is receiving dobutamine as a continuous infusion. Titration of this medication is based upon which factors? (select one that does not apply.)

Your patient is receiving dobutamine as a continuous infusion. Titration of this medication is based upon which factors? (select one that does not apply.)

A client has been prescribed Afrin nasal spray for seasonal rhinitis. The nurse will provide which of the following instructions?

One of your obese female patients is coming to review her recent lab results. Her HgbA1C is 12.1. She reports she just cannot seem to commit herself to an appropriate nutritional lifestyle. There were no other abnormalities noted with her lab results. With your understanding of the current ADA standards of care which of the following medications will you include in the plan for this patient?

One of your post-menopausal patients recently weaned off her Estradiol that she had been on for about 5 years. She complains of feeling anxious, having palpitations and losing her hair at a rapid pace. As a starting point for working up the patient you ordered a ‘general health panel’. Lab results were within the normal ranges except for her TSH level came back at <0.01 mU/l (ref range 0.4 – 4.0 mU/l). Based on her symptoms and her TSH level you diagnose her with hyperthyroidism (Grave’s Disease).

When treating a patient who's been taking tricyclic antidepressants for the past three months and has just been prescribed albuterol, a nurse should understand that