NCLEX RN Practice Question # 793

NCLEX Examination. Practice Question # 793.     Aspirin Adverse reactions: Hypersensitivity reactions, particularly anaphylaxis, can occur. Bleeding is the most common adverse effect of IV antiplatelet drugs. Adverse reactions to aspirin include: stomach pain heartburn nausea constipation blood in the stool slight gastric blood loss. Clopidogrel may cause these adverse reactions: headache skin ulceration…

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NCLEX RN Practice Question # 792

NCLEX Examination. Practice Question # 792.     Physical assessment Perform hand hygiene in front of the patient before begining the physical assessment. Use drapes so only the area being examined is exposed. Develop a pattern for your assessments, starting with the same body system and proceeding in the same sequence. Organize your steps to…

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NCLEX RN Practice Question # 791

NCLEX Examination. Practice Question # 791.   The influenza vaccine is prepared yearly to adjust for the specific immunologic characteristics that are present in the influenza viruses at that time. It is an inactivated preparation that should be taken annually in the fall, preferably in November. The pneumococcal vaccine has 23 type-specific capsular polysaccharides. Protection…

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NCLEX RN Practice Question # 790

NCLEX Examination. Practice Question # 790.   Warfarin Actions Inhibits vitamin K– dependent activation of clotting factors II (prothrombin), VII, IX, and X formed in the liver. Indications Prevention of pulmonary embolism caused by deep vein thrombosis, myocardial infarction, rheumatic fever, prosthetic heart valves, or chronic atrial fibrillation Nursing considerations Monitor the patient for adverse…

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