A patient is brought into the emergency department with dilated pupils, respiratory rate of six per minute, and seizure activity. What should the nurse prepare to administer to this patient?
1. nalozone (Narcan)
2. activated charcoal
3. ammonium chloride
4. diazepam (Valium)
Question 2A patient with a history of chronic alcohol use is underweight and malnourished. What should the nurse expect to be prescribed to manage the patient's nutritional status?
1. thiamine (vitamin B1)
2. diazepam (Valium)
3. methadone
4. nalozone (Narcan)
Question 3The patient has been included in a research study along with 4,205 other patients who live in the United States. Two thousand two hundred of these patients are male. Of the female patients, how many are likely to be smokers?
Round the answer to the nearest whole number.
Question 4A teenage patient brought to the emergency department by his parents was reported to have taken barbiturates with alcohol. For which adverse effect should the nurse assess this patient?
1. respiratory depression
2. seizure activity
3. signs of withdrawal
4. signs of hallucinations
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