Nursing Tip of the Day! – Fundamentals
Category: Fundamentals Antihistamines can cause both excitation and depression of the central nervous system. At therapeutic doses, antihistamines produce CNS depression: reaction …
Monthly Archives: August 2015
Nursing Tip of the Day! – Fundamentals
Category: Fundamentals Antihistamines fall into two categories: H₁ receptor antagonists and H₂ receptor antagonists. The principal use of H₁ blockers is treatment of mild allergic …
Nursing Tip of the Day! – Fundamentals
Category: Fundamentals In the periphery, histamine is synthesized and stored in two types of cells: mast cells and basophils. Mast cells …
Nursing Tip of the Day! – Fundamentals
Category: Fundamentals Gardasil is a quadrivalent vaccine. Cervarix is bivalent. Gardasil protects against cervical, vulvar, anal and vaginal cancer, as well …
Study Notes and Articles
The internet is a great source for finding study material. Here is an awesome guide to study notes for all …
Nursing Tip of the Day! – Fundamentals
Category: Fundamentals Immunization with the hepatitis A vaccine (HepA) decreases the risk of clinical disease by 94% to 100%. Protective levels …
Nursing Tip of the Day! – Fundamentals
Category: Fundamentals Hepatitis B vaccine (HepB) contains hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg), the primary antigenic protein in the viral envelope. Administration …
NCLEX Exam Practice Question of the Week – 8/26/15
Question: The nurse is teaching an unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) how to measure a carotid… from Elsevier Student Life http://ift.tt/1IfumAP
Nursing Tip of the Day! – Fundamentals
Category: Fundamentals Varicella vaccine is contraindicated for pregnant women, individuals with certain cancers (leukemia, lymphomas) and individuals with hypersensitivity to neomycin …
Nursing Tip of the Day! – Fundamentals
Category: Fundamentals Haemophilus influenzae type b conjugate (Hib) vaccine is among the safest of all vaccines. Serious adverse effects have …
