Author Question: The nurse is preparing to administer dronabinol (Marinol) to a newly admitted patient. Prior to ... (Read 83 times)

sc00by25 · **on:** Jul 23, 2018

The nurse is preparing to administer dronabinol (Marinol) to a newly admitted patient. Prior to administration, the nurse reviews the patient's health history.

For which of the following reasons found in the health history would the nurse clarify the order? a. The patient has a history of bradycardia.
b. The patient has a history of drug abuse.
c. The patient has acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS).
d. The patient has a history of psychiatric disorders.

Question 2

Which statement regarding the comparison between natural and acquired immunity is accurate?

a. Acquired immune responses are nonspecific.
b. Individuals are born with specific acquired immunity to most antigens.
c. Only natural immunity processes occur in response to antigens.
d. Specific acquired immunity occurs only after exposure to a foreign substance.

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

Answer to Question 1

D
The nurse would clarify the order because of the patient's history of psychiatric disorders. Dro-nabinol can cause temporal disintegration, dissociation, depersonalization, and dysphoria.
Dronabinol is not contraindicated in patients with bradycardia. The medication actually causes tachycardia.
Nothing indicates that the patient has a history of drug abuse; however, there is a small potential for abuse.
Dronabinol is used in patients with AIDS to stimulate appetite.

Answer to Question 2

d