You review his other medications, including atorvastatin (Lipitor). Which statement by R.M. indicates a need for further teaching about this medication?
a. "I will take this drug at night."
b. "I will try to exercise more each week."
c. "I like to take my medicines with grapefruit juice."
d. "I will call the doctor right away if I experience muscle pain."
Answer: c
HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors, or statins, should not be taken with grapefruit juice. Taking this
medication with grapefruit juice might lead to toxic levels of the medication.
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The physician believes the child will die without a blood transfusion, and explains that the infant is too critical to attempt other measures to increase the child's blood count. The parents refuse to allow the transfusion because it goes against their beliefs as Jehovah's Witnesses. Following ethical and legal principles, the nurse anticipates which of the following? 1. The physician will seek a court order to administer blood. 2. The parents' beliefs will be respected, and the infant might die. 3. The physician will order administration of medication to stimulate red blood cell production. 4. The physician will continue to try to change one parent's mind.
The nurse is caring for a 7-year-old hospitalized in isolation. The nurse notices that the girl has begun sucking her thumb and changing her speech patterns to those of a toddler. What is the girl exhibiting signs of?
A) Regression B) Suppression C) Repression D) Denial
A patient with insomnia asks for medication "to sleep." Which should the nurse explain about using this type of medication?
A. It will eliminate the problem if used consistently. B. It will provide the best rest with minimal side effects. C. It is the best treatment approach for the problem. D. It does not cure the problem.
In a conversion factor, the quantity of units you are converting to
A. is placed after the colon in a ratio. B. is not part of the conversion factor. C. is placed before the colon in a ratio. D. does not have to equal the quantity of units you are converting from.