NURS 2407 FINAL EXAM PREPARATION
A client with renal impairment who has been taking nitrofurantoin (Macrodantin) for a urinary tract infection
... [Show More] telephones a nurse and describes the recent onset of "numbness and tingling" in the fingers and toes. What should the nurse instruct the client to do?
A) Discontinue the drug and come in for further evaluation.
B) Continue the drug and keep the hands and feet elevated when possible.
C) Check the color of the extremities every 4 hours.
D) Collect a urine sample and bring it to the clinic.
A client is taking trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole (TMP-SMZ). To help the client avoid the side effects associated with this drug, the nurse should encourage the client to
A) Shower twice a day
B) Drink ample amounts of water
C) Avoid the use of Tylenol.
D) Limit citrus.
B) Drink ample amounts of water
A client being followed for latent tuberculosis has been on isoniazid therapy for 2 months. The nurse notes that the liver function test results have become grossly abnormal during that interval. What should the nurse do?
A) Continue the drug unless jaundice, nausea, or itching develops.
B) Continue the drug and have liver function tests repeated weekly.
C) Hold the medication, and seek an alternative medication from the prescriber.
D) Stop the drug and restart it when liver function returns to normal.
C) Hold the medication, and seek an alternative medication from the prescriber.
The nurse assesses a PPD on the forearm of a client being screened for employment in an outpatient clinic. The induration is 4 mm. How should this finding be interpreted?
A) Negative, insignificant
B) Moderately significant, requiring chest radiograph
C) Moderately significant, requiring sputum culture
D) Significant, requiring treatment
A) Negative, insignificant
The nurse is caring for a client who received an order for PO levofloxacin (Levaquin). The client is anxious to get out of the hospital, because he is a runner and wants to compete in an upcoming marathon. Which client education would be essential for this client? [Show Less]