Author Question: What is the highest priority nursing intervention for clients taking anthelmintics? a. Instruct ... (Read 93 times)

swpotter12 · **on:** Jul 23, 2018

What is the highest priority nursing intervention for clients taking anthelmintics?

a. Instruct the client that daily stool specimens must be collected.
b. Inform the client that the pathogens are spread via blood.
c. Instruct the client to take baths and not showers.
d. Alert the client to avoid operating a car or machinery due to drowsiness.

Question 2

The client has been ordered treatment with Aralen. The nurse notes that the client's blood pressure has decreased from 130/80 to 104/60. What is the nurse's highest priority action?

a. Recognize that this is an expected side effect of the medication and monitor the client.
b. Call the physician; the client is experiencing an adverse reaction to the medication.
c. Recognize that this is a reaction to the dosage of the medication; call the pharmacist.
d. Call the physician; client is experiencing a life-threatening reaction to the medication.

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

Answer to Question 1

ANS: D
The medication may cause sedation, so the client should avoid driving or operating machinery while taking it.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: B
Hypotension is symptomatic of an adverse reaction to treatment with Aralen.