A nurse is planning patient education for a patient being discharged home with a diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis
The patient has been prescribed antimalarials for treatment, so the nurse knows to teach the patient to self-monitor for what adverse effect?
A) Tinnitus
B) Visual changes
C) Stomatitis
D) Hirsutism
Ans: B
Feedback:
Antimalarials may cause visual changes; regular ophthalmologic examinations are necessary.Tinnitus is associated with salicylate therapy, stomatitis is associated with gold therapy, and hirsutism is associated with corticosteroid therapy.
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1. "This medicine is widening the arteries in your heart so they can get more oxygen." 2. "This medication is dissolving the clot that is causing your heart attack." 3. "This medicine is thinning your blood so more clots will not develop." 4. No response is indicated; the patient is past the time frame where thrombolytic therapy is effective.
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The nurse has been working with a patient who experiences anxiety. Which intervention should the nurse implement initially when the patient is observed pacing and wring her hands?
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