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Vet Assistant Final Exam Practice Questions with Complete Solutions Latest Update What is OHSA? - Correct Answer It requires that all hospital staff are informed of all chemicals to which hey may be exposed to while at work. What is Ethics? - Correct Answer The system of moral principles that determines appropriate behavior and actions within a specific group. What is the Veterinary Practice act? - Correct Answer determines if who can practice veterinary medicine and surgery in each state...

NSG 124 Pharmacology EXAM 3 A client with a new prescription of Captopril (Capot inen) ACE inhibitor. The nurse should educate patients about (side effects). - persistent cough - excreted through the kidneys Captopril (Capoten) ACE. What is the Priory nurse assessment? - Kidney function - Check for BUN and creatine (lab values that needs checking prior to administering Captopril. A nurse wants to educate the patient about orthostatic pressure. What would you check? - Check blo...

Florida Vet Med Laws and Rules Exam 150 Questions with Correct Answers T/F: a vet may not dispense a prescription written by another vet - Correct Answer True Vets are NOT pharmacists T/F: even though vets do not prescribe controlled substances for human use, they're required to register with DEA - Correct Answer True Which order form do vets use in order to obtain schedule 2 substances - Correct Answer Form 222 T/F: a vet owning 2 practices must obtain a DEA registration only for on...

A nurse is caring for a 69 year-old client with end stage renal disease. What action should the nurse take to assess for patency in a fistula used for hemodialysis? a. Irrigate with 5 mL of 0.9% normal saline b. Palpate for a thrill over the fistula c. Observe for edema proximal to the site d. Feel for a bruit over the fistula - answers-. Palpate for a thrill over the fistula The RN is working in a clinic where a client presents with a painful, blistering rash on the hip. The health care ...

A client is admitted with a diagnosis of myocardial infarction (MI) and reports having chest pain. The nurse provides care based on the knowledge that pain associated with an MI is related to which of the following findings? A. Insufficient oxygenation of the cardiac muscle B. Fluid volume excess C. Arrhythmia D. An electrolyte imbalance - answers-A Due to ischemia of the heart muscle, the client will experience pain. This happens because destroyed myocardial tissue can block or interfere...

The nurse is educating a client about how to use a metered-dose inhaler with spacer. Drag and drop the options below in the order that demonstrates correct use of a metered-dose inhaler with spacer. A. Remove the mouthpiece from the lips B. Breathe out slowly C. Breathe in deeply D. Hold breath for 10 seconds E. Release the medication into the spacer - answers-E, C, A, D, B Release the medication into the spacer. Breathe in deeply. Remove the mouthpiece, then hold breath for 10 seconds,...

An 18 month-old weighing 22 pounds is admitted to the pediatric unit with a diagnosis of dehydration. A replacement bolus of normal saline at 20 mL/kg is ordered to be administered intravenously over 40 minutes. In mL/hour, what will be the setting for the IV delivery system? - answers-300 Using ratio proportion:First, convert 22 pounds to kilograms (22/2.2) = 10 kg20 mL/kg = 20 x 10 kg = 200 mL200 mL/40 minutes = x mL/60 minutes (in an hour)200 x 60 = 12000/40 = 300 mL/hrUsing dimensional ana...

A LPN complains to the charge nurse that an unlicensed assistive person (UAP) consistently leaves the work area untidy and does not restock supplies. What is the best initial response by the charge nurse? 1Write down potential solutions to the problems today by shift's end 2Add this concern to the agenda of the next unit meeting 3Assure the staff nurse that the complaint will be investigated 4Explore for further identification about the nature of the problem - answers-4 Explore for further ...

neuritis - correct answer inflammation of a nerve A strain affects the ______ - correct answer Muscular and/or tendinous structure lateral recumbent position - correct answer Patient lying on their side with one or both hips and elbows flexed. Where the patients diagnosis go on the SOAP notes? - correct answer The Assessment portion Anterior - correct answer front of the body What is one dutie the CTA does not do? - correct answer Prescribe new therapies Who is the sole person ...

NSG121-Exam 5-Medicine PrecautionsGive a single dose at bedtime for treatment of heartburn and PUD Famotidine and Nizatidine - Give 1 hour before and 2 hours after meals and at bedtime - Do NOT give within 30 minutes of giving antacids Sucralfate Don't take aspirin while taking this drug! Bismuth subsalicylate - Give 2 hours after meals and at bedtime - Use liquid instead of tablets - Do NOT give other drugs within 1-2 hours of this - Assess patient for history of CKD ...