Author Question: How does the nurse adapt the plan of care when caring for an older adult receiving an antiprotozoal ... (Read 61 times)

fagboi · **on:** Jul 23, 2018

How does the nurse adapt the plan of care when caring for an older adult receiving an antiprotozoal agent?

A) Patients should be monitored more closely for toxic adverse effects.
B) The drug dosage should be lowered for all older adults.
C) Antiprotozoal agents should not be administered to older adults.
D) Female patients of appropriate age should be advised to use barrier contraceptives.

Question 2

How would the nurse calculate the patient's pulse pressure?

A) The ejection pressure minus the filling pressure
B) The end-artery pressure minus the resting pressure
C) The difference between the ejection and the resting pressures
D) The filling pressure of the coronary artery minus the end-artery pressure

AmberC1996 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 23, 2018

Answer to Question 1

A
Feedback:
Older patients may be more susceptible to the adverse effects associated with these drugs. They should be monitored closely. Dosage should only be lowered if the patient has hepatic dysfunction or if hepatic dysfunction is anticipated. Antiprotozoal agents can be administered to older adults with caution when the benefit outweighs the risk. It is not necessary for older adult women to use barrier methods of contraceptives because they are no longer of childbearing age.

Answer to Question 2

C
Feedback:
The pressure that fills the coronary arteries is the difference between the systolic (ejection) pressure and the diastolic (resting) pressure. This is called the pulse pressure (systolic minus diastolic blood pressure readings). Options A, B, and D are not correct.