A patient comes to the clinic complaining of difficulty urinating, flu-like symptoms, genital tingling, and blister-like vesicles on the upper thigh and vagina. She denies having ever had these symptoms before and receives the diagnosis of Herpes
The nurse will anticipate providing teaching for which medication that the physician is most likely to order? 1. Azithromycin
2. Penicillin
3. Acyclovir
4. Rocephin
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1. Azithromycin is an antibiotic. The patient needs an antiviral medication.
2. Penicillin is an antibiotic. The patient needs an antiviral medication.
3. Herpes will be treated with an antiviral, like Acyclovir.
4. Rocephin is an antibiotic. The patient needs an antiviral medication.
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A) "Taking this history allows us to determine what your needs may be for nursing care." B) "You are right; this may seem redundant." C) "I want to make sure your doctor has covered everything." D) "I am a member of your health care team."
The nurse notes that the newly admitted patient with Alzheimer's disease has significant anomia. An appropriate intervention for this problem would be to:
a. frequently reorient him to his room loca-tion. b. remind him what a particular item is and what its use is. c. help him feed himself. d. wait for the patient to find the word he wants.
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The nurse is preparing a woman who is in labor for a lumbar epidural and explains that she will receive a continuous infusion of epidural anesthesia. She asks what will happen if that isn't effective. What response by the nurse is correct?
a. "Increasing the amount of anesthesia will increase the risk of postdural headache." b. "You should tell the provider, and you may receive rescue doses of anesthesia if needed." c. "You will receive opioid analgesics if the epidural anesthesia is ineffective." d. "The consistent level provided by the continuous anesthesia will be sufficient."