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A patient has septic shock. Which drug will the nurse expect to administer?
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Vasopressin
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What assessment finding indicates to the nurse that vasopressin has been effective?
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Increased urine specific gravity
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A patient who has syndrome of inappropriate secretion of antidiuretic hormone (SIADH) is prescribed vasopressin. Which drug in the patient's history would be of concern to the nurse?
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Carbamazepine
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Which characteristic of desmopressin makes it the drug of choice for the treatment of diabetes insipidus?
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It has a long duration of action.
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Which patient is most likely to be treated with somatropin?
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A 7-year-old diagnosed with growth hormone deficiency
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A patient is prescribed desmopressin for treatment of hemophilia A. While teaching the patient about the drug, the nurse instructs the patient to avoid alcohol. What is the reason behind the instruction?
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Alcohol reduces the effects of desmopressin.
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The primary health care provider prescribes vasopressin to a patient. What side effects will the nurse expect in the patient?
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Decreased urination
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Which drug is used to diagnose adrenocortical insufficiency?
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Cosyntropin
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A 6-year-old child with growth hormone deficiency who weighs 20 kg is prescribed somatropin to promote normal growth. What dosage of the drug will be administered to the child?
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7 mg/week IM
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The nurse instructs a nursing student to administer vasopressin to a patient. The student observes visible particles in the vasopressin solution and notifies the nurse. What instruction will the nurse give the student to ensure safe administration of vasopressin?
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"Do not administer the drug to the patient."
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A patient is prescribed somatropin injection subcutaneously. Which nursing intervention promotes safe administration of the drug?
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Rotating the injection site
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A patient is prescribed cosyntropin. What side effect will the nurse expect?
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Edema
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After delivery, a patient develops uterine atony and increased bleeding. What medication will the nurse expect to administer?
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Oxytocin
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The nurse instructs a nursing student to administer vasopressin to a patient. The nursing student asks the nurse about the elimination half-life of the drug. What is the correct response by the nurse?
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30 minutes
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A patient with type 1 diabetes mellitus is receiving growth hormone. Which assessment finding is the nurse's priority?
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Hyperglycemia
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Which medication, when given with desmopressin, causes increased water retention?
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Carbamazepine
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Which condition is contraindicated with somatrem?
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Acromegaly
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Which drug is used to treat pulseless cardiac arrest according to the Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) guidelines?
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Vasopressin
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The nurse is caring for a child diagnosed with growth hormone deficiency. The nurse educates the child's parents about the child's care. The nurse will instruct the child's parents to report which symptom?
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Limping
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The nurse is caring for a patient who has human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and who is prescribed somatropin. What is the function of somatropin?
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To reduce weight loss
