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wrbasek0

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A female patient with a seizure disorder who is taking birth control pills is prescribed valproic acid (Depakote). What must the nurse be sure to include in this patient's teaching plan?
 
  a. Do not drive a car until you know how this drug will affect you.
  b. Be sure to change positions slowly when getting out of bed.
  c. Avoid consumption of grapefruit or grapefruit juice.
  d. Plan to use another form of contraception.

Question 2

A patient prescribed a once-daily diuretic calls the office to report that yesterday's drug dose was missed. What is the nurse's best advice?
 
  a. Take today's dose now and restrict today's fluid intake to 1 L.
  b. Take yesterday's dose now and take today's dose after another 6 hours.
  c. Take today's dose now and maintain your normal intake of food and fluids.
  d. Skip today's doses of all your medications and then begin everything fresh to-morrow.


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Reply #1 on: Jul 23, 2018
Answer to Question 1

D
Female patients of childbearing age should be taught that birth control pills may not work effec-tively while taking first-line antiseizure drugs. To prevent pregnancy, patients should be taught to use another form of contraception.

Answer to Question 2

C
Too much time has passed to take both yesterday's dose and today's dose. Additional dosing would amount to doubling the dose, which could lead to more side effects and possible compli-cations.


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Reply #2 on: Jul 23, 2018
Both answers were spot on, thank you once again


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Reply #3 on: Jul 23, 2018
Great! Please up vote :D


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