Patients taking disulfiram should be instructed to avoid
A. milk products
B. cough suppressant mixtures
C. aged cheeses
D. products containing aspirin
B. cough suppressant mixtures
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A) None, since normal flora are protective B) Antiviral treatment C) The test should be repeated. D) Antibiotics
The patient has just been diagnosed as diabetic. The nurse knows teaching was effective when the patient says:
1. "Ketones in my urine mean that my body is using the glucose appropriately." 2. "I should be urinating frequently and in large amounts to get rid of the extra sugar." 3. "My pancreas is making enough insulin, but my body isn't using it correctly." 4. "I might be hungry frequently because the sugar isn't getting into the tissues the way it should."
The nurse works in a school-based clinic. She has advised a 16-year-old teen who is 2 months pregnant to make an appointment with a certified nurse midwife or physician for prenatal care
The student drops by the nurse's office after the visit and tells her "I am eating better food and I quit smoking, but I am not taking those prenatal vitamins that she gave me. They are too hard to swallow." Following this discussion the nurse explains to the student that neural tube defects may be prevented by A) an adequate consumption of folic acid in the first trimester of pregnancy. B) adequate nutrition in the first trimester of pregnancy. C) taking vitamins in the first trimester of pregnancy. D) not smoking during pregnancy.
The patient is admitted with chronic pain. She states that nothing takes the pain away totally, but that "Dilaudid works best." The fact that the patient calls the medication by name should alert the nurse to:
a. suspect that the patient is drug seeking. b. expect that the patient may need smaller doses than normal. c. assess the patient's acceptable level of comfort. d. accept the fact that nothing will help this patient's pain.