The home health nurse assesses the patient with Parkinson disease who just started taking carbidopa-levodopa. The nurse should be alert for which side effect(s)? (Select all that apply.)
a. Urinary retention
b. Pruritis
c. Diaphoresis
d. Orthostatic hypotension
e. Pink urine
A, C, D
Carbidopa-levodopa may cause urinary retention, diaphoresis, and orthostatic hypotension. The medication should not cause itching, and it may turn the urine dark.
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The nurse is preparing to access an implanted vascular port. For this he needs a:
a. 1-inch, right-angled Huber needle. c. 1/2-inch, 25- or 26-gauge needle. b. straight 22-gauge Huber needle. d. 18-gauge angled syringe needle.
The nurse assesses the patient's skin and notices an abrasion. Which of the following best describes this type of skin abnormality?
a. A papulopustular skin eruption b. Rough texture on the skin surface c. Erythema and scaly, oozing areas d. A scraping away of the epidermis