A nurse is making follow-up calls on recently discharged clients. Which of the following clients is most at-risk for a food and drug interaction?
A) Geriatric client who takes blood thinners
B) Adolescent client who occasionally takes ibuprofen
C) Pediatric client prescribed tetracycline
D) Adult client who takes St. John's wort
A) Geriatric client who takes blood thinners
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Electronic health records (EHRs) are being instituted at Pleasant Valley Hospital. Some of the staff on Unit 4 complain to the manager that acquiring the technologic skills required is too time consuming
They question its value in patient care. The manager responds that: a. The use of technology is inevitable in our technologically oriented society. b. The hospital is no longer able to find the space to accommodate paper record keeping. c. The initiative is being driven by decision makers higher up in the hierarchy and there is no choice. d. EHRs will increase effectiveness of care by enhancing coordination and improving patient outcomes.
In looking at the nineteenth century, the growth of professional nursing was stimulated by:
1. The Civil War 2. Federal legislation 3. Florence Nightingale 4. The women's suffrage movement
A health screening was held, and the nurse reported the number and names of persons with positive test results to the agency director. What, however, is even more important than reporting this information?
a. Being sure that each client had identification so that no false names could be used b. Keeping legal documentation of both negative and positive results c. Telling the person with positive test results where they might go for treatment d. Using the cheapest screening approach possible
The Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA)
a. Protects individuals from discrimination based on their genetic information b. Allows health insurance companies to deny coverage for pre-existing conditions c. States employers may collect genetic information from employees as needed d. Requires employees to report genetic disorders to their employer