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What is tiotropium? (Spiriva) Tiotropium bromide (INN) is a long-standing, 24 hour, anticholinergic bronchodilator used in the management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, (COPD). What is tiotropium used for maintenance treatment of? COPD, which includes chronic bronchitis and emphysema. Tiotropium is not used in the treatment for acute exacerbations of COPD and bronchitis Tiotropium is a muscarinic receptor antagonist, often referred to as an antimuscarinic or anticholingeric age...

A nurse is reviewing a client's medication prescription, which reads, "digoxin 0.25 by mouth every day." Which of the following components of the prescription should the nurse question? The dose A client who reports shortness of breath requests her nurse's help in changing positions. After repositioning the client, which of the following actions should the nurse take next? Observe the rate, depth, and character of the client's respirations. A nurse is caring for a client who, while si...

A nurse is caring for a client who is receiving continuous NG tube feedings. The nurse listens to the client's bowel sounds. Which of the following actions should the nurse take? (Click on the audio button to listen to the clip.) Decrease the rate of the feeding - Rationality: The nurse should expect to hear bowel sounds every 5 to 35 seconds. This audio clip indicates hypermotility because there are greater than 40 bowel sounds/min. Hypermotility leads to diarrhea and is an indication of i...

A nurse is caring for a client who requires a 24-hr urine collection. Which of the following statements by the client indicates an understanding of the teaching? "I flushed what I urinated at 7:00 a.m. and have saved all urine since." A nurse is assessing a client who has been on bed rest for the past month. Which of the following findings should the nurse identify as an indication that the client has developed thrombophlebitis? Calf Swelling A nurse manager is overseeing the care on a uni...

Can an RN delegate to the LPN to provide tracheostomy care to a client with pneumonia? Yes. A nurse on a med-surg unit has received change-of-shift report & will care for 4 clients. Which of the following client's needs may the nurse assign to an assistive personnel (AP)? A. Feeding a client who was admitted 24 hrs ago w/aspiration pneumonia B. Reinforcing teaching w/a client who is learning to walk using a quad cane C. Reapplying a condom catheter for a client who has urinary inco...

A nurse is admitting a client who has an abdominal wound with a large amount of purple tissue drainage. Which of the following types of transmission precautions should the nurse initiate? Protective environment Airborne precautions Droplet precautions Contact precautions Contact precautions A nurse is admitting a client who has an abdominal wound with a large amount of purple tissue drainage. Which of the following types of transmission precautions should the nurse initiate? -Discuss the ...

A client is receiving a continuous half strength tube feeding at 50ml/hour. To prepare enough of the solution for eight hours, how many ml of full strength feeding will the nurse need? (Enter numeric value only.) 200ml . 25 ml of full strength feeding mixed with 25ml of water provided 50ml of half strength. 25ml × 8 hours= 200ml An elderly male client is experiencing urinary incontinence. What is the best initial nursing action? Apply an external condom catheter 3. A male Muslim client with...

A morbidly obese client is scheduled for gastric bypass surgery. The client completes the required preoperative nutritional counseling and signs the operative permit. To promote effective discharge planning, which intervention is most important for the nurse to implement? Discuss small, low fat, low sugar meal preparation techniques. A client who was splashed with a chemical has both eyes covered with bandages. When assisting the client with eating, which intervention should the nurse instruct...

A researcher attempts to replicate studies 1 and 2 with a group of 5-year-olds by using simplified versions of the games. Which cognitive limitation is most likely to inhibit the participants' performance on the dependent variables? A.Lack of object permanence B.Limited understanding of conservation C.Centration D.Egocentrism egocentrism. the study requires the participants to consider other people and egocentrism would stop that. Considering the research on interpersonal attraction, wh...

For a thermodynamic mixture of isomeric products the relative mole ratio of products is directly related to the relative stability of these products #2. What can be inferred from the results of scheme A about the relative thermodynamic stabilities of Compounds 4a and 4b A. Compound 4a is less stable than Compound 4b. B. They are equally stable. C. Nothing can be inferred about relative thermodynamic stabilities. D. Compound 4a is more stable than Compound 4b. Compound 4a is more stable ...