An 80-year-old female patient has been admitted to the hospital and lives with numerous health problems, which include osteoporosis.
The patient's medication regimen includes calcitonin nasal spray, vitamin D and calcium supplements, and a bisphosphonate that is administered weekly. When administering the patient's bisphosphonate, the nurse should:
A) Administer the drug with food and encourage fluid intake.
B) Position the patient in high Fowler's after giving the drug.
C) Administer the drug at bedtime with a snack.
D) Combine the drug with a dose of calcium and vitamin D.
Question 2
A nurse is performing health education with the family member of a patient who has ascites. The nurse should be cognizant of which physiologic processes that cause ascites? Select all that apply.
A) Sodium and water retention
B) A damaged liver
C) Insufficient renal flow
D) Increased lymphatic flow
E) Decreased synthesis of immunoglobulin G
Female in Dominican Pod, 2005
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