The nurse warns the teenager who is to start on a protocol of tetracycline for acne that these drugs can interfere with the effectiveness of:
a. Seizure medications
b. Bronchodilators
c. Birth control pills
d. Appetite suppressants
C
Tetracycline drugs can interfere with the effectiveness of some birth control pills.
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The nurse is providing care for a client diagnosed with leukemia and thrombocytopenia. Following a bone marrow biopsy, the nurse's priority of care is to:
1. Hold pressure on the wound for approximately five minutes. 2. Label and refrigerate the specimen obtained by the physician. 3. Evaluate the client's understanding of the purpose of the test. 4. Clean the supplies used for the procedure and dispose of used equipment.
A client is admitted to the emergency department with a complete fracture of the left radius. The nurse understands that with this type of fracture, the bone is
a. displaced with fragments out of normal position. b. fractured only through one cortex of bone. c. fractured through the entire bone. d. fragmented with multiple pieces of bone.
A patient with pneumonia is experiencing shunt ventilation. The nurse plans care for the patient based on which considerations? Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected. Select all that apply
1. Shunt ventilation is the normal state for a patient who has pneumonia. 2. Blood flow to the alveoli is compromised. 3. Blood is flowing past the alveoli but is not being oxygenated. 4. Ventilation is inadequate at the alveolar level. 5. Hypoxia may occur if the unaffected lung cannot compensate.
Factors common in women that can affect adherence to a treatment regimen include all of the following EXCEPT:
1. Number of drugs taken: Women tend to take fewer drugs over longer periods of time 2. Fear that medications can cause disease: Information obtained from social networks may be inaccurate for a specific woman 3. Nutritional status: Worries about possible weight gain from a given drug may result in nonadherence 4. Religious differences: A patient's belief system that is not congruent with the treatment regimen presents high risk for nonadherence