Cassandra, a 28-year-old architect, is susceptible to allergic conjunctivitis. When she has allergic conjunctivitis, her eyes begin to itch. Which of the following drugs should be prescribed to treat Cassandra?
A. Nedocromil
B. Cromolyn sodium
C. Orally administered Gastrocrom
D. Fexofenadine
Answer: A
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An infant, age 5 months, is brought to the clinic by his parents for a well-baby checkup. What is the best advice that the nurse should include at this time about injury prevention?
a. "Keep buttons, beads, and other small objects out of his reach." b. "Do not permit him to chew paint from window ledges because he might absorb too much lead." c. "When he learns to roll over, you must supervise him whenever he is on a surface from which he might fall." d. "Lock the crib sides securely because he may stand and lean against them and fall out of bed."
A nurse is assessing the pain of an 86-year-old man who had hip surgery recently. The client has been slightly confused since his surgery, but he responds to simple questions. What is the best way to assess this client's pain?
a. Asking him to rate his pain on a scale of 0 to 10 b. Asking him to rate his pain using descriptive adjectives c. Asking him to rate his pain using a visual analog scale d. Observing his behavior and measure his vital signs
Information about a patient's status may not be disclosed to non–health care team members because:
A. legal and ethical obligations require health care team members to keep information strictly confidential. B. regulations require health care institutions to document evidence of physical and emotional well-being. C. reimbursement issues relating to patient care and procedures may be of concern. D. a fragmentation of nursing and medical care procedures may be identified.
If prescribing bupropion (Zyban) for tobacco cessation, the instructions to the patient include:
1. Bupropion (Zyban) is started 1 to 2 weeks before the quit date. 2. Nicotine replacement products should not be used with bupropion. 3. If they smoke when taking bupropion they may have increased anxiety and insomnia. 4. Because they are not using bupropion as an antidepressant, they do not need to worry about increased suicide ideation when starting therapy.