556 Answered Questions for the topic nursing
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.
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...
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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.
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...
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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...
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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?
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....
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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?
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?
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...
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Nursing
04/25/19
Nutrition and Chronic Diseases: Mastery Test
Which statement best explains the relationship between diet and osteoporosis
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...
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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...
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04/23/19
Lithium side effects (kidney)?
Lithium (taken as a mood stabilizer) can lead to renal problems in patients, especially those taking it long-term.
How prevalent are these side effects and how are they managed - for example,...
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04/23/19
Quick way to determine if a medication is processed in the kidneys or liver?
What is a quick way to determine if a medication is processed in the kidneys or liver (or elsewhere)?
For example, let's take a few common medications: acetaminophen, aspirin, ibuprofen, and...
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04/22/19
BMI WEIGHT PERCENTAGE QUESTION - KEEP MISSING THIS QUESTION! HELP!
a patient is 6 feet 4 inches and weighs 226 pounds, desired weight is 204 pounds. what percent overweight is he?
04/22/19
How do they make sure someone has really died before declaring them dead?
What is the way they determine someone died before declaring them dead?
There are stories I've heard of over the years, people who's heart stopped, were brain dead, fell under ice rivers for half...
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04/19/19
How do you as the charge nurse decide which patient would you assign to a new nurse?
Delegating and prioritization is an imperative task in the safety and most optimal patient outcomes. What is the best way to determine this?
04/19/19
What are the long term effects of using diclofenac patches?
I wonder what the long term effects are of using diclofenac patches (e.g. one patch applied daily and kept for 24 hours positioned on the lateral epicondyle of the humerus). By long term I mean...
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Nursing Medications
04/19/19
How does total mg of medicines effect human body?
Most of people are concious about taking medicines by seeing the mg level of medicines as they think that high mg of medicine can effect their body so they limit the use of medicine of high mg...
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