An 8-year-old child has Lennox-Gastaut syndrome and has been prescribed topiramate. The nurse will teach the child's parents to observe for which of the following?
A) Dizziness and drowsiness
B) Nausea and vomiting
C) Weight gain
D) Decreased sweating and elevated temperature
D
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1. administer pain medications 2. maintain strict intake and output 3. monitor level of consciousness 4. assess for pulmonary emboli
Mr. T reports that he stopped taking the new medication he was prescribed at his last clinic visit because it caused gastric distension, flatulence and diarrhea
The nurse looked up possible side effects of the medication and these were not listed, but when she spoke with the pharmacist he informed her that the side effects were probably caused by: 1. Lactose which was used as a filler in the medication. 2. Taking the medication with food. 3. Taking the medication without food. 4. Taking the medication at bedtime.
You are caring for a person with dentures. The person is not able to remove the dentures for you. How will you remove the dentures? After you remove the dentures, where will you put them?
What will be an ideal response?
An appropriate way for the nurse to measure a patient for crutches is to:
a. have a flexion of 45 degrees at both of the patient's elbows. b. have a space of two to three fingers between the top of the crutch and the axilla. c. place the crutch tips 1 foot to each side of the patient's feet, and observe the positioning of the crutches. d. place the crutch tips 1 foot to the front of the patient's feet, and observe the positioning of the crutches.