Which of the following would be most important for the nurse to include in a teaching plan for a patient who takes pentamidine as Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia (PCP) prophylaxis?
A) Instruct the patient to contact the prescriber only when serious adverse effects occur.
B) Advise the patient to avoid grapefruit juice while receiving treatment.
C) Explain that the drug will be available in capsule form if injections are inconvenient.
D) Explain that PCP infection is still possible despite pentamidine prophylaxis
D
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A widely-used approach to metasynthesis was developed by whom?
A) Polit and Beck B) Noblit and Hare C) Glaser and Strauss D) Sackett and Cochrane
In a client with glomerulonephritis, the nurse would assess for the cardinal manifestation of
a. edema. b. fever. c. hypertension. d. pyuria.
The nurse caring for a client newly diagnosed with MODS explains that the method of providing nutrition is likely to be
a. enteral nutrition. b. intravenous fluids. c. oral diet. d. parenteral nutrition.