A patient who is taking gentamicin and a cephalosporin for a postoperative infection requests medication for mild postsurgical pain. The nurse will expect to administer which of the following medications?
a. Acetaminophen
b. Aspirin
c. Ibuprofen
d. Morphine
A
Gentamicin and cephalosporins are both nephrotoxic. This patient should avoid taking other po-tentially nephrotoxic drugs. Acetaminophen is not nephrotoxic and may be given for mild pain. Aspirin and ibuprofen are both nephrotoxic. Morphine is not nephrotoxic but is not indicated for mild pain.
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