A nurse is preparing to administer Xylocaine to a client. The ...

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A nurse is preparing to administer Xylocaine to a client. The medication is packaged in an ampule. What should the nurse do with the unused portion of the Xylocaine?
 
  A) Prepare a second injection for the second use.
  B) Cap the ampule and keep refrigerated for the next injection.
  C) Label the ampule with client ID and place in medication cart.
  D) Discard any unused portion of the Xylocaine in the ampule.

Question 2

A homeless man is brought to the ER after falling in the street and hitting his head. On assessment, the nurse documents lack of muscle coordination, poor vision, and moderate dementia. Based on these data, what disease would the nurse suspect?
 
  A) Syphilis
  B) Gonorrhea
  C) Chlamydia
  D) HSV

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Answer to Question 1

D
Feedback:
The nurse should discard any unused portion of an ampule's contents because no way exists to prevent contamination of an open ampule.

Answer to Question 2

A
Feedback:
Tertiary syphilis is the end stage of the disease, in which internal organs, including the brain, nerves, eyes, heart, blood vessels, liver, bones, and joints, begin to show the accumulated damage of the years without treatment. Lack of muscle coordination, paralysis, gradual blindness, dementia, and death occur.

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