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erika

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When antibiotic therapy for pelvic inflammatory disease is continued orally at home after discharge, the nurse must inform the patient about the importance of:
 
  a. avoiding contact sports for at least 2 months.
  b. completing the entire course of medication to prevent complications.
  c. bed rest at home.
  d. regular weekly follow-up with the gynecologist.

Question 2

A patient has taken phenytoin for 6 weeks. The nurse reviews the laboratory data and sees that the phenytoin level is 15 . What is the nurse's best action?
 
  a. This level is too low. Instruct the patient to increase the dose by 100 mg per day.
  b. This level is in the therapeutic range. If the patient is seizure free and not experiencing significant, adverse events, the drug should be continued at this dose.
  c. The serum level is above the therapeutic range. Instruct the patient to reduce the dose by 50 and avoid driving.
  d. This dose is too high. Instruct the patient to stop the medication for 1 week, then return so that the level can be measured again.


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Heffejeff

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

b

Answer to Question 2

b


erika

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Reply 2 on: Jul 23, 2018
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

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Excellent

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