A 75-year-old male patient is to start interferon alfa-2a therapy at home and his wife will be responsible for administering the medication. The nurse will instruct the wife to store the
A) powder form of the drug in a warm, dry place.
B) powder form of the drug in the refrigerator.
C) reconstituted and dated solution in a warm, dry place.
D) reconstituted and dated solution in the refrigerator.
D
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An adult client is diagnosed with fibromyalgia. The client asks the nurse whether a recent of infection with the Coxsackie B virus could have caused fibromyalgia
Which response by the nurse is the most appropriate? A) The Coxsackie B virus has nothing to do with fibromyalgia. B) The Coxsackie B virus may have triggered the fibromyalgia. C) The Coxsackie virus definitely caused the fibromyalgia. D) Fibromyalgia is a psychiatric disorder.
What process occurs when oxygen is directed out of the arteries and into the capillaries?
a. Active transport b. Diffusion c. Filtration d. Osmosis
A client who is malnourished has a total lymphocyte count of 1450/mm3 . Which instruction does the nurse provide to the unlicensed assistive personnel helping to care for this client?
a. "Wash your hands or use hand foam when you first enter the room." b. "Be sure to offer this client a glass of wa-ter each time you are with the client." c. "You may need to open cartons and packages on the client's food tray." d. "Record all of the client's food and drink intake for the shift."
What is the nurse's priority action to protect a patient from medication error?
a. Requesting that the prescriber write out an order, rather than giving a verbal order b. Asking anxious family members to leave the room before giving a medication c. Checking the patient's room number against the medication administration record d. Administering as many of the medications as possible at one time