Author Question: When teaching a class of her peers about use of the drug ivermectin, what would the nurse say is the ... (Read 37 times)

SO00 · **on:** Jul 23, 2018

When teaching a class of her peers about use of the drug ivermectin, what would the nurse say is the primary route of excretion?

A) Urine
B) Feces
C) Sweat
D) Both urine and feces

Question 2

The nurse administers an anticholinergic medication to the patient. When assessing this patient, what finding will the nurse consider a secondary effect of the drug?

A) Nasal congestion
B) Tachycardia
C) Hyperthermia
D) Profuse sweating

deja · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 23, 2018

Answer to Question 1

B
Feedback:
Ivermectin is readily absorbed from the gastrointestinal (GI) tract and reaches peak plasma levels in 4 hours. It is completely metabolized in the liver with a half-life of 16 hours and excretion is fecal. Options A, C, and D are incorrect.

Answer to Question 2

A
Feedback:
Anticholinergic secondary effects include dry mouth, altered taste perception, dysphagia, heartburn, constipation, bloating, paralytic ileus, urinary hesitancy and retention, impotence, blurred vision, cycloplegia, photophobia, headache, mental confusion, nasal congestion, palpitations, decreased sweating, and dry skin. Tachycardia, hyperthermia, and profuse sweating would not be expected findings or consistent with anticholinergic effects and would require further assessment.