A Patient Who Has Severe Nausea and Vomiting Following a Case

question 11

Multiple Choice

A patient who has severe nausea and vomiting following a case of food poisoning comes to the urgent care center. When reviewing his medication history, the nurse notes that he has an allergy to procaine. The nurse would question an order for which antiemetic drug if ordered for this patient?

• A) Metoclopramide (Reglan)
• B) Promethazine (Phenergan)
• C) Phosphorated carbohydrate solution (Emetrol)
• D) Palonosetron (Aloxi)

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Level of Significance

A threshold used in hypothesis testing to determine if a result is statistically significant, often represented by the alpha (α) level.

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Null Hypothesis

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