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Anthelmintic Agents Prep-U 2024/2025
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Anthelmintic Agents Prep-UA three-day course of mebendazole - ANS A pediatric nurse is caring for a 4 year-old child who has been
diagnosed with the most common childhood helminthic disease in the United States. The nurse should
anticipate what intervention?
The client should wait three weeks before starting another course of mebenzadole - ANS A client returns
for evaluation after completing a course of mebendazole therapy. There is evidence that the helminthic
infection has not completely cleared. What principle will guide the client's subsequent treatment?
true - ANS Schistosomes invade tissue.
The importance of vigilant hygiene for the client and the other members of the family - ANS A 9-year-old
boy was diagnosed with hookworm infection and will be sent home with a prescription for
mebendazole. When providing education, the nurse should teach the mother which measures to avoid
reinfection following treatment?
Provide education and reassurances regarding diagnosis and treatments, including medications.
Provide reassurance that her medical condition and record are confidential. - ANS A nurse is caring for a
22-year-old woman who has just been diagnosed with an helminthic infection. The client is terrified and
states she feels "grossed out and embarrassed." The nurse makes a diagnosis of Disturbed Personal
Identity. Which interventions would be important to include? Select all that apply.
albendazole, ivermectin, praziquantel - ANS Which of the more toxic anthelmintic drugs should be
avoided in children? Select all that apply.
Abdominal pain and discomfort - ANS The nurse is caring for a 26-year-old patient who has been
diagnosed with roundworms. The patient is prescribed pyrantel. What adverse effect would the nurse
inform the patient about?
, Trichinosis - ANS What is a tissue-invading worm infection caused by eating undercooked pork?
Glucose - ANS Mebendazole (Vermox) interferes with a worm's ability to use what, which leads to the
inability to reproduce and cell death?
Pinworms - ANS The mother of a 4-year-old child tells the nurse that her child has been sleeping very
poorly. The child has also been scratching in her rectal or perineal area. The nurse suspects that this
child has what parasitic infection?
Ingestion of undercooked pork - ANS When interviewing a client with a suspected worm infection, what
would lead the nurse to suspect trichinosis?
stool examination - ANS Which would be most important to obtain for a client who is suspected of
having a helminthic infection?
Weekly cleaning of bathroom toilets - ANS After teaching a local community group of students about
measures to help prevent the spread of helminths, the nurse determines the need for additional
teaching if the group identifies which measure?
Ensuring that any pork products are thoroughly cooked - ANS Which activity would be appropriate for a
nurse to include when teaching a community group about measures to prevent trichinosis?
The importance of vigilant and thorough hand hygiene - ANS Several children in an elementary school
have been diagnosed with pinworm infections and the school nurse is providing health promotion
education. What information should the nurse prioritize when providing education?
The client reports pruritis and his thorax has a yellowish tint. - ANS An adult client who recently
immigrated has been diagnosed with a tapeworm after several months of weight loss. The client has
been prescribed albendazole and has presented for a follow-up assessment. What finding should the
nurse prioritize for communicating to the provider?
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