The client will need a prophylactic agent for herpes simplex. The nurse anticipates that the client will be ordered:

a. ciprofloxacin (Cipro).
b. fluconazole (Diflucan).
c. oral acyclovir (Zovirax).
d. pentazocine (Talwin).


ANS: C
Oral acyclovir (Zovirax) is the drug of choice to prevent HSV1.

Nursing

You might also like to view...

What is the best nursing action when an 8-year-old child comes to the school nurse with his central incisor in his hand and reports he knocked his tooth out on the water fountain?

a. Give him an ice cube to suck on. b. Have him wash his mouth out with peroxide and water. c. Wrap the tooth in a clean tissue. d. Wash off the tooth and place it in a container of milk.

Nursing

The nursing diagnosis is the function of this member of the health care team: ___________ ____________

ANS:

Nursing

When a person is unable to recognize a sense of loss and develops guilt feelings, what type of grief is the person experiencing?

a. disenfranchised c. displaced b. delayed d. distorted

Nursing

A nurse has been asked to speak to a local women's group about preventing cystitis. Which of the following would the nurse include in the presentation?

A) Need to wear underwear made from synthetic material B) Importance of urinating every 4 to 6 hours while awake C) Suggestion to take tub baths instead of showers D) Need to urinate after engaging in sexual intercourse

Nursing