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Which medication is considered as the first-line treatment for bradycardia.
Atropine
Which infection is linked to antibiotic-associated diarrhea
Clostridium difficile (C. diff)
What is the most common cause of sepsis?
Bacterial infections
What is Supraventricular tachycardia?
A type of dysrhythmia characterized by a rapid heartbeat originating above the ventricles.
What PPE is mandatory when administering oral chemotherapy tablet?
Chemotherapy gloves / 2 sets of normal gloves
Which instruction should the postpartum nurse give to a breastfeeding mother of a newborn diagnosed with hyperbilirubinemia?
Continue to breast-feed every 2-4 hours
To evaluate a patient for hypoxia the physician is most likely to order which laboratory test?
ABGS
What are 2 things the nurse must avoid doing to the chest tube?
Avoid aggressive chest-tube manipulation, including stripping or milking
What are the three most common sedative medication for procedure sedation
Ketamine
Fentanyl
Midazolam
What condition results in the collapse of alveoli within the lungs?
Atelectasis
What blood type can be transfused to any patient in an emergency, regardless of their blood type?
O negative
Reference: American Red Cross
What is the primary purpose of hand hygiene in clinical practice to mitigate the transmission of multidrug-resistant organisms?
To prevent the spread of infection
Reference: World Health Organization (WHO)
A patient is prescribed 0.75 liters of IV fluids over 6 hours. What is the correct infusion rate in mL/hour?
125 mL/hour
Reference: Infusion Nurses Society (INS)
What condition is present when the liver is inflamed, even in the absence of infection?
Hepatitis
Reference: CDC – Hepatitis
Which organ’s beta-cell dysfunction would most directly impair the endogenous release of insulin in response to hyperglycemia?
Pancreas
Reference: NIDDK