A 34-year-old female patient is taking oral cephradine, a first-generation cephalosporin, at regular intervals with a 2-hour gap before meals. The patient reports gastrointestinal distress. The nurse will encourage the patient to
A) drink plenty of fluids.
B) change the drug dosage.
C) take the drug with food.
D) administer the drug intravenously.
C
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Raths, Harmin, and Simon (1978) formulated a theory of values clarification and proposed a three-step process for valuing. The three steps in the process include which of the following? Select all that apply
a. choosing c. acting b. prizing d. deciding
The nurse is talking with an older adult client who has recently retired after 45 years of working as an executive at the same company. Which of the following demonstrates to the nurse that the client is adjusting to this new phase of life?
1. The client spends most of the day at home and declines invitations to outside gatherings with friends because there is "so much to do" at home. 2. The client has enrolled in courses at the local university to complete the college degree that was started "years ago," but interrupted by family responsibilities. 3. The client has lunch at the company cafeteria several times each week. 4. The client has purchased hearing aids, but rarely uses them.
For an adolescent who has been experimenting with MDMA (Ecstasy), an important component of patient education is that the long-term effects of MDMA include which of the following clin-ical findings?
a. Irreversible passivity b. Hypersomnia c. Heart block d. Bronchoconstriction
What assumptions could you draw from this?
Mr. Kelly comes to you today for a burning pain in his lower abdomen. This has gone on for 2 months. He has received radiation for prostatic cancer for the past quarter. A) This represents persistent pain. B) His pain reporting is likely to be unreliable. C) There are “red flags” present. D) He is depressed.