The nurse is caring for a client who is prescribed ...

[futuristic]

The nurse is caring for a client who is prescribed calcitonin-human (Cibacalcin) nasal spray. Which teaching point should the nurse include in this client's plan of care?
 
  A) Take 2 hours before meals or 1 hour after meals.
  B) Alternate nostrils used daily.
  C) Take on an empty stomach in the morning with water.
  D) Remain in an upright position for 30 minutes after taking.

Question 2

The mother of a preadolescent client is concerned because the client often reports non-specific bone pain. Which response by the nurse is appropriate?
 
  A) Bone pain in children is caused from the pulling of muscles when bones grow quickly.
  B) The child needs to rest more when the bones hurt.
  C) Non-specific bone pain means there is a disease process somewhere else in the body.
  D) It is a symptom that needs further investigation and will be reported to the physician.

[annierak]

Answer to Question 1

Answer: B

When the client is prescribed a hormone supplement to be provided through a nasal spray, the nurse should alternate the nostrils used daily. This medication is not provided through the oral route, therefore information regarding how to administer around meals is not appropriate. This medication does not need to be provided on an empty stomach first thing in the morning. The client does not need to remain in an upright position for 30 minutes after taking this medication.

Answer to Question 2

Answer: A

The rapid bone growth of childhood may lead to growing pains as muscles are pulled when bones grow quickly. Non-specific bone pain in a child is not a symptom that needs further investigation and does not need to be reported to the physician. Bone pain does not mean that the child needs to rest more. Non-specific bone pain does not mean that there is a disease process somewhere else in the body.

[futuristic]

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[annierak]

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