Prior to administering pharmacological agents, the respiratory care practitioner should:   I. Check patients insurance provider II. Check for prior allergic and adverse reaction III. Patients  ID band IV. Check the patients orders in the chart

Ms. Strickland who is asthmatic and has peanut allergy was given albuterol (proventil) and ipratropium bromide (atrovent). After therapy, marked stridor is heard and the patient is exhibiting severe respiratory distress. What should the practitioner recommend next?

A 17 year old G1P0 patient has come to the obstetrical triage room at 32 weeks with the complaint of painless vaginal bleeding. Which of the following may be the reason for the vaginal bleeding?

Mr. Burns who came in with COPD exacerbation 4 days ago is recieving HHN tx with albuterol (ventolin) and ipratropium bromide (atrovent) BID and currently weaning off of prednisone is no longer SOB, breathsounds are clear and predicted peak flows are met. He is ready for discharge and his physician asks for your recommendation on an appropriate home medication regimine. What would be the best recommendation?

A 4  year old child is diagnosed with Cystic fibrosis. Which medication would you recommend to help them with pulmonary hygiene?

A pregnant client is lactose intolerant. Which of the following foods could this woman consume to assist her to meet her calcium needs?

A 24-year-old pregnant woman had a pregestational BMI of 27.4. What would the nurse predict an appropriate weight gain for this client might be?

A woman with a diagnosis of a nonruptured ectopic pregnancy is admitted to the High Risk Obstetric floor. The nurse understands that the typical treatment for this diagnosis would be?

A patient is admitted for asthma exacerbation. Auscultation reveals bilateral expiratory wheezes while using accessory muscle to breathe. What is the next optimal therapy?

A nurse is designing a teaching sheet describing the process of fetal circulation to hand out to clients during prenatal visits. The nurse accurately tells the clients that fetal circulation consists of which of the following?