Which action should the nurse take before administering gentamicin (Garamycin) to a patient who has acute osteomyelitis?
a. Ask the patient about any nausea.
b. Review the patient's creatinine level.
c. Obtain the patient's oral temperature.
d. Change the prescribed wet-to-dry dressing.
ANS: B
Gentamicin is nephrotoxic and can cause renal failure. Monitoring the patient's temperature before gentamicin administration is not necessary. Nausea is not a common side effect of IV gentamicin. There is no need to change the dressing before gentamicin administration.
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