The nurse is caring for a patient diagnosed with threadworm ...

[jparksx]

The nurse is caring for a patient diagnosed with threadworm infestation. What is the nurse's priority assessment related to common manifestations of this infestation?
 
  A) Gastroenteritis
  B) Pneumonia
  C) Hematuria
  D) Tarry stools

Question 2

The mother of a child newly diagnosed with drug-resistant epilepsy asks the nurse why two antiepileptic drugs have been prescribed for her daughter. What is the nurse's best answer?
 
  A) To decrease overall cost
  B) To decrease risk of adverse effects
  C) To minimize seizures in resistant epilepsy
  D) To increase movement of sodium ions into the cell

[shewald78]

Answer to Question 1

B
Feedback:
Threadworm is a pervasive nematode that can send larvae into the lungs, liver, and central nervous system and can cause severe pneumonia or liver abscess. Threadworms do not cause gastroenteritis, hematuria, or tarry stools.

Answer to Question 2

C
Feedback:
When monotherapy is ineffective, a second, and sometimes a third, drug may be added in an attempt to control seizures. It does not decrease overall cost or reduce the risk of side effects or increase movement of sodium ions into the cell.

[jparksx]

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[shewald78]

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