What is an increase in number of bowel movements each day.
100
Normal lab value of 4% - 6%.
What is hemoglobin A1c?
100
Patient safety teaching for clients after they have received eye drugs.
What is no driving or use of heavy equipment?
100
Tissue growth caused by an increase in the size of each cell.
What is hypertrophy?
100
Inflammation and ulcers of mucous membranes.
What is mucositis?
200
Adverse effect of thyroid-suppressing drugs such a methimazole (Tapazole), that requires liver function tests.
What is hepatotoxicity?
200
Type of antidiabetic drugs that should be avoided with pregnant women.
What are oral antidiabetic drugs?
200
What the client does prior to administering an eye ointment.
What is squeeze a small amount onto a tissue and discard it.
200
The most important risk factor for cancer.
What is age?
200
Oral antidiabetic drugs that have the side effect of increased sun sensitivity (photosensitivity).
What are sulfonylureas?
300
Life-threatening condition for client with hyperthyroidism in which they have a fever, dangerously high blood pressure, and a rapid, irregular heartbeat.
What is thyroid crisis or thyroid storm?
300
Adverse effect of oral antidiabetic drugs such as metformin (Glucophage) where client has muscle aches, fatigue, drowsiness, abdominal pain, hypertension, and a slow, irregular heartbeat.
What is lactic acidosis?
300
Side effect of prostaglandin agonists such as bimatoprost (Lumigan).
What is thickening and lengthening of eyelashes?
300
Risk for men and women who take estrogen or progestins.
What is deep vein thrombosis?
300
What the client needs to do after administering eye drugs to reduce the risk for systemic side effects.
What is apply pressure over the punctum for at least 1 minute?
400
The number of beats that the pulse rate must be, and for how long, before notifying the physician for a client on thyroid hormone replacement drugs.
What is 20 beats higher than normal for 1 week?
400
Color and clarity of rapid-acting insulin, short-acting insulin, insulin glargine (Lantus), and insulin detemir (Levemir).
What is clear and colorless?
400
Side effect of common adrenergic agonists such as apraclonidine (lopidine).
What is dilation of the pupil (mydriasis)?
400
Only person authorized to administer IV cancer chemotherapy.
What is an RN who has completed an approved chemotherapy course?
400
Reduces the absorption of thryoid hormone replacement drugs?
What are fiber supplements?
500
Increased incident seen in women taking hormone replacement therapy.
What is myocardial infarction (heart attack)?
500
Oral antidiabetic drugs that work by slowing the digestion of starches and carbohydrates by inhibiting an enzyme that breaks them down.
What is alpha-glucosidase inhibitors?
500
Drugs that are not used in children with glaucoma because they slow growth when used long term.
What is carbonic anhydrase inhibitors?
500
Timing of chemotherapy.
What is to maximize number of cancer cells killed, and minimize damage to normal cells?
500
Glaucoma drugs adrenergic agonists, such as brimonidine tartrate (Alphagan P), are contraindicated for use in clients taking these drugs.