The nurse is caring for a patient who has acquired a protozoal infestation. The nurse is preparing to administer parenteral pentamidine (Pentacarinat). The nurse should place the patient in the _____________ position to minimize _________
a. Trendelenburg; hypertensive crisis
b. side-lying; injection discomfort
c. supine; hypotension
d. sitting; dizziness
C
The patient should be lying supine during administration of the pentamidine infusion to minimize dizziness and hypotension.
The Trendelenburg position is not appropriate, and nothing indicates that the patient has hyper-tensive crisis.
The side-lying position will not minimize injection discomfort.
The sitting position is not appropriate; the patient should be supine.
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