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Shelles

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The client is an older adult who has been diagnosed with cardiac arrhythmias. She has been ordered to be treated with Remicade. What should the nurse do?
 
  a. Administer the medication as ordered by the physician.
  b. Administer the drug after clarifying the dose with the pharmacist.
  c. Hold the drug and conduct the physician; the dosage should be decreased.
  d. Hold the drug and contact the physician; the drug is contraindicated.

Question 2

The client has been ordered to be treated with allopurinol. He complains to the nurse that he has noted changes in his vision. What is the most appropriate nursing intervention?
 
  a. Explain to the client that this is an expected response to the drug.
  b. Call the physician; this is a life-threatening response to the drug.
  c. Explain to the client that this is a normal side effect of the drug.
  d. Call the physician; this is an adverse reaction to the drug.



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Answer to Question 1

ANS: D
Remicade is contraindicated when the client is elderly and is experiencing cardiac arrhythmias.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: D
An adverse reaction to allopurinol is the development of cataracts and retinopathy.





 

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