Author Question: An energetic adult patient, who has had asthma since birth, takes theophylline regularly. What ... (Read 99 times)

amal · **on:** Jul 23, 2018

An energetic adult patient, who has had asthma since birth, takes theophylline regularly. What should the nurse be most concerned with regarding care for this patient?

a. The presence of infection and bronchospasm
b. His blood theophylline levels
c. His ability to swallow the medication
d. Adverse reactions

Question 2

Standard precautions to prevent transmission of HIV and other bloodborne pathogens should be used when the nurse is likely to come into contact with blood, semen, vaginal secretions, and possibly breast milk.

Only these four fluids have been shown to transmit HIV. Although the risk is unknown, universal precautions for prevention of HIV have also been suggested for which bodily fluids?
a.
Tears
b.
Sweat
c.
Pleural fluid
d.
Nasal secretions

Kdiggy · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 23, 2018

Answer to Question 1

ANS: D
Adverse reactions to sympathomimetic bronchodilators include symptoms related to stimulation of alpha and beta receptors throughout the body.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: C
The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) recommend that health care workers use gloves, gowns, masks, and protective eyewear when they are likely to be exposed to patients' blood or body fluids; they consider that all patients might be infected. Universal precautions also apply to tissues, cerebrospinal fluid, synovial fluid, and amniotic fluid.