The nurse is confident that the client who chooses to take red rice yeast daily for dyslipidemia has an understanding of its possible side effects when the client:
a. has regular laboratory work to monitor cholesterol levels.
b. shows caution by slowly rising from the chair.
c. states, "If I start noticing muscle pain, I'll stop taking the pills."
d. schedules regular, yearly glaucoma screenings.
ANS: C
Persons need to know the potential side effects of red yeast rice, similar to those of lovastatin, such as muscle pain. Regular cholesterol monitoring will not aid in the identification or manage-ment of possible side effects. The need to rise slowly from a chair is not directly related to the side effect of muscle pain. There is no current research to support the need for regular glaucoma screens as a precaution when taking red rice yeast.
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