The nurse is discharging a client to home with a prescription for clarithromycin (Biaxin). Which statement by the client indicates understanding of the discharge teaching?
1. "I need to take the medication until it is gone."
2. "I can quit taking this medication when I feel better."
3. "I need to check my blood pressure while taking this medication."
4. "I cannot drive while taking this medication."
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Rationale 1: Clients should be instructed to take antibiotics for the entire treatment regimen, even if their symptoms disappear before the prescription runs out.
Rationale 2: Clients should be instructed to take antibiotics for the entire treatment regimen, even if their symptoms disappear before the prescription runs out.
Rationale 3:Clients do not need to check their blood pressure while taking the medication.
Rationale 4:Clients can drive while taking this medication.
Global Rationale: Clients should be instructed to take antibiotics for the entire treatment regimen, even if their symptoms disappear before the prescription runs out. Blood pressure and driving are not affected by taking this medication.
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The nurse has attended a "how to" refresher course on successful delegation. Which statement indicates successful learning has taken place?
1. "I knew that effective delegation made my job easier, but I never thought about how it could benefit the hospital." 2. "The clients on our unit come and go so frequently that delegation is of little benefit." 3. "I just don't understand why people think delegation is difficult; all you have to do is tell other people what to do." 4. "Now I know that effective delegation means telling my nursing staff when they need to have their regular work done."
A patient with angina pectoris is being discharged with nitroglycerin tablets. Which of the instructions does the nurse include in the teaching?
a. "When your chest pain begins, lie down and place one tablet under your tongue. If the pain continues, take another tablet in 5 minutes." b. "Place one tablet under your tongue. If the pain is not relieved in 15 minutes, go to the hospital." c. "Continue your activity. If the pain does not go away in 10 minutes, begin taking the nitro tablets one every 5 minutes for 15 minutes, then go lie down." d. "Place one nitro tablet under your tongue. If a burning sensation and headache occur, call your doctor immediately."
The patient is a new postoperative patient. She weighs 75 kg. The nurse expects the minimal acceptable urine output to be:
a. less than 30 mL/hour. b. 37 mL/hour. c. 80 mL/hour. d. 150 mL/hour.
A mother phones the clinic and tells the nurse, "My 5-year-old son had a febrile seizure this morning." She adds that this is the child's first seizure experience. The nurse responds by asking the mother to bring the child in to be seen today
What other information should the nurse offer? 1. "Febrile seizures are uncommon in boys." 2. "High temperatures generally induce seizures." 3. "Five-year-olds are too old for febrile seizures." 4. "Febrile seizures occur in up to 5% of children." 5. "Seizure medications are usually not necessary for febrile seizures."