A patient who had been receiving clindamycin for 10 days develops profuse diarrhea. The nurse should expect to administer which antimicrobial instead?
a. Penicillin G
b. Vancomycin or metronidazole
c. Tetracycline
d. Azithromycin
b
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Protection from which infectious disease can be offered by routine immunization with PCV (children) or PPV (adults) vaccine?
a. Streptococcus pneumoniae b. Typhoid c. Cholera d. Toxoid
The nurse is providing discharge instructions to the client being prescribed antipsychotic medications. Which discharge instruction will be included? Select all that apply
A) Stop the medication for any side effects. B) Double the next dose if you forget one dose. C) Talk to the physician before purchasing herbal medications. D) Take all antipsychotic medications as directed. E) Notify the physician if you have hypertension or severe muscle stiffness.
A client being treated for depression with a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) becomes agitated, diaphoretic, and complains of muscle spasms and tremors. The client's sister confides to the nurse her sister has been taking St
John's wort daily for the last 6 months. Which of the following actions should be taken by the nurse? A) Withhold any scheduled doses of the SSRI and notify the physician. B) Ask the client to give the St. John's wort tablets to the staff. C) Have the laboratory draw blood work for a serotonin level. D) Discuss the dangers of taking over-the-counter herbal preparations with the client.
A patient who has begun to awaken after 30 minutes in the postanesthesia care unit (PACU) is restless and shouting at the nurse. The patient's oxygen saturation is 96%, and recent laboratory results are all normal
Which action by the nurse is most appropriate? a. Increase the IV fluid rate. b. Assess for bladder distention. c. Notify the anesthesia care provider (ACP). d. Demonstrate the use of the nurse call bell button.