A patient has been taking ciprofloxacin for 3 days and calls the primary care nurse practitioner (NP) to report having headaches and dizziness. The NP should:
a. change to levofloxacin.
b. decrease the dose of ciprofloxacin.
c. change to an antibiotic in another drug class.
d. reassure the patient that these are common side effects.
D
Headaches and dizziness are common side effects of fluoroquinolones. It is not necessary to change to another fluoroquinolone, decrease the dose, or change to another antibiotic class.
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a. the children will most likely verbalize their feelings about the stressor. b. the children will demonstrate the ability to sort out the meaning of the illness. c. signs of distress can include academic decline, gastric distress, and headaches. d. physical complaints by the children can only be related to a physiological etiology.
A patient has a positive urine culture 1 week after completion of a 3-day course of antibiotics. The nurse anticipates that the prescriber will:
a. begin a 2-week course of antibiotics. b. evaluate for a structural abnormality of the urinary tract. c. initiate long-term prophylaxis with low-dose antibiotics. d. treat the patient with intravenous antibiotics.
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Midwives have a responsibility to record the details of a birth so that the particulars of the birth can be entered into the Births, Death and Marriages Register of the state or territory in which the child was born
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.