Author Question: The nurse is teaching a client and his family about administering pentamidine at home. Which ... (Read 47 times)

Bob-Dole · **on:** Jul 23, 2018

The nurse is teaching a client and his family about administering pentamidine at home. Which statement by the client indicates a need for additional teaching?

A) I should protect the solution from direct light.
B) The entire treatment should take no more than 15 minutes.
C) I need to dissolve the drug in the correct amount of sterile water.
D) Only the pentamidine solution should go into the nebulizer's reservoir.

Question 2

A client who is receiving oral systemic antifungal therapy has a nursing diagnosis of Risk for Ineffective Renal Tissue Perfusion. Which of the following would be least appropriate for the nurse to include in the client's plan of care?

A) Monitoring urine output hourly
B) Monitoring serum creatinine levels
C) Evaluating blood urea nitrogen levels
D) Premedicating the client with an antihistamine

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

Answer to Question 1

Ans: B
Feedback:
The pentamidine treatment typically lasts about 30 to 45 minutes. The solution should be protected from light after the drug is dissolved with the proper amount of sterile water. No other drugs should be added to the reservoir.

Answer to Question 2

Ans: D
Feedback:
For the nursing diagnosis of ineffective renal tissue perfusion, the nurse would monitor the client's urine output hourly and evaluate serum creatinine and BUN levels frequently. Premedicating the client with an antihistamine would only be appropriate if the client was receiving amphotericin B via IV infusion.