A patient who was hospitalized for an infection was treated with an aminoglycoside antibiotic. The patient asks the primary care nurse practitioner (NP) why outpatient treatment wasn't an option.
The NP should tell the patient that aminoglycoside antibiotics: a. are more likely to be toxic.
b. cause serious adverse effects.
c. carry more risk for serious allergic reactions.
d. must be given intramuscularly or intravenously.
Question 2
A patient has been taking fluoxetine 20 mg every morning for 5 days and calls the primary care NP to report decreased appetite, nausea, and insomnia. The NP should:
a. suggest taking a sedative at bedtime.
b. change the medication to bupropion.
c. add trazodone to the patient's regimen.
d. reassure the patient that these effects will subside.
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