Exam Nurs 6521 Midterm Exam 2025

A nurse is caring for a postsurgical patient who has small tortuous veins and had a difficult IV insertion. The patient is now receiving IV medications on a regular basis. What is the best nursing intervention to minimize the adverse effects of this drug therapy? - ANSWER--Monitor the IV site for redness, swelling, or pain. A patient is in the clinic after 6 weeks of taking riluzole (Rilutek) for a recent diagnosis of amyotropic lateral sclerosis. The nurse will prioritize assessment for which of the following? - ANSWER--Dizziness Which of the following patients demonstrates the clearest indication for treatment with prednisone? - ANSWER--A 70-year-old man whose rheumatoid arthritis has not responded to OTC pain relievers.A nurse has been administering a drug to a patient intramuscularly (IM). The physician discontinued the IM dose and wrote an order for the drug to be given orally. The nurse notices that the oral dosage is considerably higher than the parenteral dose and understands that this is due to - ANSWER--first-pass effect. A cardiac care nurse is monitoring a patient who is receiving lidocaine (Xylocaine) per IV infusion pump for an acute ventricular arrhythmiaassociated with an acute MI. Which of the following patient manifestations would