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The nurse cautions a patient taking an anticoagulant that he should avoid taking aspirin because one drug may increase the action of the other drug. What is the correct term for this effect?
- A. Compatibility
- B. Antagonism
- C. Synergism
- D. Cooperation
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: When one drug increases the action of another drug, it is called synergism.
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- A. 1/8
- B. 1/4
- C. 1/2
- D. 3/4
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: The larger the denominator, the smaller the fraction.
Which is the same ratio as 2:100?
- A. 1:50
- B. 10:00
- C. 1:20
- D. 4:25
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: The value of a ratio is not changed if both sides are multiplied or divided by the same number.
To help relax the anal sphincter during the insertion of a suppository the nurse should ask the patient to __.
Correct Answer: exhale
Rationale: Exhaling will help relax the anal sphincter.
What is expressed as a percent?
- A. 50%
- B. 20%
- C. 10%
- D. 5%
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Change a fraction to a percent by dividing the numerator by the denominator and multiplying by 100.
When giving a subcutaneous injection to a very thin patient how does the nurse alter the injection technique?
- A. Using a 23-gauge needle
- B. Spreading the skin before injection
- C. Pinching up the skin and inserting the needle at a 45-degree angle
- D. Injecting the medicine quickly to reduce pain
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: The subcutaneous technique changes when injecting a thin patient. The selection of needles is the same (-in needle of 27 or 28 gauge), the site selection is the same, but the technique changes to pinch up the skin and inject at a 45-degree angle.