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Diane

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The nurse is providing teaching about topical medications for a group of patients who have been diagnosed with osteoarthritis. Which medication should the nurse review as being a topical preparation?
 
  1. ketoprofen
  2. naproxen
  3. capsaicin
  4. celecoxib

Question 2

A patient diagnosed with Paget disease has been prescribed pamidronate 90 mg over 3 days. Medication instructions state to mix 30 mg of the drug in 500 mL NS and administer over 4 hours.
 
  This administration should be repeated for 3 days for a total of 90 mg of drug. At what IV rate, in mL/hr, should the nurse run this infusion?
  Record your answer rounding to the nearest whole number.



AISCAMPING

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Answer to Question 1

Correct Answer: 3
Capsaicin is a topical preparation proven to relieve pain in patients with osteoarthritis without the adverse systemic effects of oral medications. The other medications are oral preparations.

Answer to Question 2

Correct Answer: 125 mL/hr



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