Regulatory Agencies in Medicine

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Which regulatory agency is responsible for rigorous testing of medications before making them available to the public?

Centers for medicare and medicaid services

National Formulary

US Food and Drug Administration (correct)

Which nursing intervention prevents impaired oxygenation in a patient with tracheostomy?

Auscultating lung sounds

Maintaining patency of the airway (correct)

Observing respiratory rate and depth

Assisting the patient to a supine position

Which complication is the most common in a patient with a tracheost

Pneumonia

Arrhythmias

Pneumothorax

Partial airway obstruction (correct)

Which statement is true regarding enteral syringes?

Enteral syringes are a different color than parenteral syringes Signup and view all the answers

Which anesthetic drug is contraindicated in patients with an allergy to soy products?

Propofol Signup and view all the answers

What clinical sign or symptom is indicative of pruritus?

Itching of skin Signup and view all the answers

Where would the nurse place a rectal suppository in an adult patient?

Rectal wall 10 cm into rectum Signup and view all the answers

Which statement decribes the role of the state Nurse Practice Acts in nursing?

Defining the scope of nurses' professional function Signup and view all the answers

While refilling the oxygen device, the registered nurse instructed the nursing student to disengage it when the hissing noise changes and a vapor cloud begins. What is the rationale behind this instruction?

To prevent malfunction to the ambulatory unit Signup and view all the answers

When would the nurse administer a medication scheduled "on call" for a surgery?

When the surgical staff is coming to get the patient Signup and view all the answers

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Which regulatory agency is responsible for rigorous testing of medications before making them available to the public?

Which nursing intervention prevents impaired oxygenation in a patient with tracheostomy?

Which complication is the most common in a patient with a tracheost

Which statement is true regarding enteral syringes?

Which anesthetic drug is contraindicated in patients with an allergy to soy products?

What clinical sign or symptom is indicative of pruritus?

Where would the nurse place a rectal suppository in an adult patient?

Which statement decribes the role of the state Nurse Practice Acts in nursing?

While refilling the oxygen device, the registered nurse instructed the nursing student to disengage it when the hissing noise changes and a vapor cloud begins. What is the rationale behind this instruction?

When would the nurse administer a medication scheduled "on call" for a surgery?

When caring for a pt with a chest tube, which action by the nurse involves manual squeezing and releasing parts of the tubing to remove visible clots?

Which route causes medication to be absorbed slowly after administration?

Chest tubes are used to treat which respiratory condition?

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