Rabi is being prescribed phenytoin for seizures. Monitoring includes assessing:
1. For phenytoin hypersensitivity syndrome 3 to 8 weeks after starting treatment
2. For pedal edema throughout therapy
3. Heart rate at each visit and consider altering therapy if heart rate is less than 60 bpm
4. For vision changes, such as red-green blindness, at least annually
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a. "You should limit your drinking to once or twice a week." b. "It's okay to have up to two glasses of wine a day." c. "As long as you avoid getting drunk, you should be safe." d. "No amount of alcohol has been determined to be safe during pregnancy."
The nurse is caring for a patient with Huntington disease who has been admitted to the hospital for treatment of malnutrition. What independent nursing action should be implemented in the patient's plan of care?
A) Firmly redirect the patient's head when feeding. B) Administer phenothiazines after each meal as ordered. C) Encourage the patient to keep his or her feeding area clean. D) Apply deep, gentle pressure around the patient's mouth to aid swallowing.
A child is scheduled for immunizations, but the mother states that he has had a temperature of 100.2º F all day. The nurse will:
1. tell the mother to go home. 2. give the immunizations. 3. give a higher dose because of the fever. 4. tell the mother to wait 1 month.
Phenomenologists typically work with what size sample who meets the criterion of having lived the experience under study?
A) 10 or fewer B) 11–15 C) 16–19 D) 20–30