567 Answered Questions for the topic nursing

05/10/19

How does the efficiency of a diclofenac patch decrease over time?
I wonder how the efficiency of a diclofenac patch decreases over time. E.g. if a patient wears a a diclofenac patch for 24 hours, how useful are the last 12 hours. Ideally I would like to see a... more
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05/08/19

Why has the number of medication errors increased by 463% between 2010 and 2016 in the US?
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2017/05/10/skin-melts-off-medication-error/315930001/... more
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05/07/19

Side effects of ivermectin and anti-hypertensive drugs?
Are there any side effects when the drug Ivermectin and anti-hypertensive drugs are taken together? I'm only asking out of curiosity. I worked briefly as an intern with US-AIDS for the control and... more
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Nursing Medication

05/06/19

How can I get a researcher to research a drug for my affliction?
I have a relatively rare disease, and just recently discovered that a drug helps me with some of my symptoms. The drug is not approved by the FDA for how I am using it. Who do I contact, and how... more
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05/05/19

International drug labeling guidelines?
Are there any international guidelines regarding the labeling of drugs and pharmaceuticals?
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05/05/19

What are the rules on getting personal prescriptions mailed to you in Canada?
I'm a non-citizen in Canada. What are the rules on getting personal prescriptions mailed to me from my home country? I have long-term prescriptions which would (I think?) be much more expensive to... more
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05/05/19

Preemptive treatment for alcohol?
It's commonly accepted that most treatments for enteral poisons aren't very useful for alcohol, because it is absorbed so rapidly. For example, by the time a hospital could administer activated... more
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Nursing Hospital

05/05/19

What's a patient's 'journey' (yuck) through A&E?
I have started a new job, in which I will be teaching clinical staff in A&E how to use the new software package the hospital has bought. The problem is, I do not have a medical background. I... more
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Nursing Grades Lpn Rpn

05/03/19

Chances, I get into the program?
I have been waitlisted for the RPN/LPN program fanshawe London Campus I'm 21-30 on the waitlist and the program only has 94 seats. I don't think I'm going to get in.
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05/02/19

Why does caffeine make me sleep better?
I have self-administered around ``4 mg/kg`` of caffeine (peroral), and around two hours later I fell asleep, being just a little bit sleep-deprived. After around five hours of sleep I found myself... more
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Nursing Medications

05/02/19

Maximum dose of olanzapine?
What is maximum dose of olanzapine drug? My sister is at hospital and she was treated with 20mg of olanzapine and now it was raised to 25mg.
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Nursing

04/30/19

Do drugs with the same chemical formula work identically?
As a simple example, H2O molecules are identical, but water can have three different forms (liquid, vapour, ice.) What about more complex matters, like drugs? Can they have different forms which... more
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04/30/19

Top medications to treat symptoms of Lupus?
Being new to the Lupus world, I am hearing conflicting views from all sorts of physicians (living both in Canada and the USA). What are the top medications to treat the symptoms of Lupus? I heard... more
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04/30/19

What resources are available to identify oral medication?
What databases are available to visually identify oral medication found without packaging? Are there different databases for US, European, Far East, etc?
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04/29/19

Do combined oral contraceptives cause weight gain?
I started Lo Loestrin Fe (a combined estrogen-progestin oral contraceptive pill) about 4 months ago. The first month on it, I got my period. The second month, I did not. The third month I got it.... more
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Nursing Pain Medications

04/29/19

Do anti-inflammatory painkillers speed up healing?
With a recent case of whiplash as a result of being on the receiving end of a car accident, I'm now wondering whether taking ibuprofen 4-7 times a week will help me heal quicker/more... more
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04/28/19

How do hospitals know who is family?
When a person is hospitalized, family members are legally allowed certain rights, especially if the hospitalized individual is unable to make his or her own medical decisions. But how does the... more
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Nursing Medication Dosage

04/27/19

How exact are the times for how long to wait between pills?
A 120mg pill of Sudafed (Pseudoephedrine hydrochloride), for example, lasts for 12 hours. You are not supposed to take another Sudafed pill before the 12 hours are up. **How exact is this 12-hour... more
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Nursing

04/27/19

What increases Histamine in the body?
What increases histamine in the human body, and are there oral forms of intake to stimulate this increase?
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04/27/19

Crohn's or Koch's disease?
Can someone take medicines of Crohn's and Koch's disease together, if doctors are not able to differentiate between the diseases?
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04/27/19

Are there any untoward synergistic effects in taking a combination of acetaminophen plus ibuprofen?
A number of years ago, it became popular to advocate a combination of acetaminophen and ibuprofen (or other non-steroidal anti-inflammatory medication) at the usual higher doses (e.g. 1,000mg... more
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Nursing

04/25/19

Nutrition and Chronic Diseases: Mastery Test
Which statement best explains the relationship between diet and osteoporosis
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04/24/19

A person with AB- blood should not receive blood from which other blood type?
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Nursing Math Algebra 2

04/24/19

I don’t understand this problem. Please help me.

A hospital has available Actinomicina for children 2 mg/kg. A nurse must give this medication to an infant that weighs 16 lbs. and 10 oz. How many mgs must the nurse give (single dose)? Round to... more
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04/24/19

Splitting pills in half?
Sometimes a physician will instruct the patient to reduce the dosage of a prescription medication by 50%. Obviously, if the tablet has an enteric coating, or is in a special encapsulation (such as... more
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