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Rho immune globulin (RhoGAM) is given to:
- A. Infants born to women who are Rh positive
- B. Sexual partners of Rh-positive women
- C. Rh-negative women after a birth, miscarriage, or abortion
- D. Rh-negative women at 36 weeks gestation
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: RhoGAM prevents Rh sensitization in Rh-negative women post-delivery; it's not for infants , partners , or late gestation alone.
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A nurse is assessing a pregnant client and learns that the client is addicted to cocaine. The nurse informs the client about the risks of cocaine addiction for her fetus. Which of the following would the nurse include?
- A. The child may be born with diabetes.
- B. The child may be born with hypertension.
- C. The child may be born with an addiction to drugs.
- D. The child may be born with CNS defects.
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: The nurse informs the client that children born to mothers using addictive drugs are often born with an addiction to the drug. Children born to mothers who are addicted to cocaine are not known to be born with diabetes, CNS defects, or hypertension.
Which of the following is the indication for glucocorticoid prescribing?
- A. Cataract
- B. Prevention of respiratory distress
- C. Hypofunction of thyroid gland
- D. Hypocalcemia
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Glucocorticoids prevent respiratory distress, such as in neonatal respiratory distress syndrome.
Which online drug reference makes available to healthcare providers and the public a standard, comprehensive, up-to-date look up and downloadable resource about medicines?
- A. American Drug Index
- B. American Hospital Formulary
- C. DailyMed
- D. Drug Reference
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: DailyMed makes available to healthcare providers and the public a standard, comprehensive, up-to-date look up and downloadable resource about medicines. The American Drug Index, American Hospital Formulary, and Drug Reference are not designed for public use in this manner.
Phase IV clinical trials in the United States are also known as:
- A. Human bioavailability trials
- B. Post marketing research
- C. Human safety and efficacy studies
- D. The last stage of animal trials before the human trials begin
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Phase IV is post-marketing research , monitoring drugs after approval, unlike earlier phases or animal studies.
A nurse is planning to administer subcutaneous enoxaparin 40 mg using a prefilled syringe of Enoxaparin 40 mg/0.4 mL to an adult client following hip arthroplasty. Which of the following actions should the nurse plan to take?
- A. Expel the air bubble from the prefilled syringe before injecting.
- B. Insert the needle completely into the client's tissue.
- C. Administer the injection in the client's thigh.
- D. Aspirate carefully after inserting the needle into the client's skin
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Inserting the needle fully ensures proper subcutaneous delivery; air bubbles are not expelled in prefilled syringes.