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.
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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.
The nursing diagnosis is the function of this member of the health care team: ___________ ____________
ANS:
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a. disenfranchised c. displaced b. delayed d. distorted
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