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The nurse recognizes that alcohol addiction is predicable if the age of onset is:
 
  a. 8 or younger.
  b. 10 or younger.
  c. 12 or younger.
  d. 14 or younger.

Question 2

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. This effect is called:
 
  a. compatibility.
  b. antagonistic.
  c. synergism.
  d. cooperation.

Question 3

A condition in which a patient experiences bluish discoloration of the skin and mucous membranes caused by an increase of deoxygenated hemoglobin in the blood is known as _________________.
 
  Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

Question 4

A 60-year-old man was admitted for cholecystitis that resulted in a cholecystectomy. On his third day of hospitalization, he begins to sweat profusely, tremble, and has a blood pressure of 160/100 . Based on these findings, the nurse assesses for:
 
  a. cardiac problems.
  b. respiratory problems.
  c. withdrawal problems.
  d. circulatory problems.

Question 5

When giving a subcutaneous injection to a very thin patient, the nurse will alter the injection technique by:
 
  a. using a 23-gauge needle.
  b. spreading the skin before injection.
  c. pinching up the skin and inserting the needle at a 90-degree angle.
  d. injecting the medicine quickly to reduce pain.

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