A 7-year-old child has been taking tetracycline for a bacterial infection. The nurse will be sure to inform the parents that this drug could cause
Answer: staining of permanent teeth.
A patient has completed 4 weeks of treatment with epoetin alfa. Which of the following assessment finding...
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A 16-year-old boy has been prescribed cromolyn sodium nasal spray to treat a nasal allergy. To maximize the drug's therapeutic effects, which
of the following will the nurse include in instructions to the patient?
Answer: Take the drug for one whole week before coming in contact with allergens.
After six months of unsuccessfully trying to conceive, a 31-year-old woman and her husband have sought a referral to a fertility specialist to
explore their options. A nurse at the clinic should recognize that the woman may benefit from
Answer: clomiphene.
A nurse practitioner provides patient education to a 50-year-old woman taking methotrexate (MTX) for breast cancer. The nurse will instruct the
patient to avoid the following drugs.
Answer: Salicylates
A 34-year-old male has been diagnosed with TB and will be started on INH therapy. The medication history reveals that he currently takes
antacids regularly. The nurse will instruct the patient:
Answer: to take antacids not less than 1 hour before or 2 hours after taking INH.
A Nurse Practitioner working in a cancer center is preparing to administer medication to a 5-year-old child. The nurse will calculate the drug
dosage by using
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Answer: Body Surface Area
An older adult woman has been diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), and her care team has identified potential benefits of
imatinib. Which of the following characteristics of this patient's current health status may preclude the use of imatinib?
Answer: The patient has chronic heart failure resulting in significant peripheral edema
A male patient is trying to decide if he should use finasteride (Proscar) to treat benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH). When providing information
about the drug, the nurse will include which of the following as a risk associated with finasteride therapy?
Answer: Prostatic neoplasia
A Nurse Practitioner will instruct a patient taking allopurinol to take each dose
Answer: After a meal.
A patient has acquired primary hypogonadism and was prescribed testosterone transdermal (Androderm) patches. When educating the patient
on administering the drug, the nurse will instruct him to
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Answer: place the patch on the back, abdomen, upper arms, or thighs.
A 66-year-old woman has experienced a significant decline in her quality of life due to worsening rheumatoid arthritis. Her physician has
prescribed etanercept and the APRN is responsible for facilitating this new aspect of the patient's drug regimen involving the administration of
Answer: weekly subcutaneous injections
A 54-year-old woman with a history of osteoporosis has been prescribed ciprofloxacin for recurrent cystitis. Because of the patient's history, the
nurse would be sure to discuss the use of
Answer: food containing iron or calcium with the woman.
A Nurse Practitioner has questioned why a patient's physician has prescribed a narrow-spectrum antibiotic rather than a broad-spectrum drug
to treat a patient's infection. Which of the following facts provides the best rationale for using narrow-spectrum antibiotics whenever possible?
Answer: The use of broad-spectrum antibiotics can create a risk for a superinfection.
A woman is receiving magnesium sulfate for intrapartum eclampsia. The patient is sweating, and her BP is 88/50. The serum magnesium level
is 10 mg/dL. The nurse will interpret these manifestations as
Answer: Magnesium Sulfate toxicity.
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