You are removing an IV catheter from a
patient prescribed carbamazepine (Tegretol). What safety technique will you apply while completing this procedure?
a. Place a 2 by 2 dressing over the site with extra tape.
b. Hold pressure on the IV site for at least a minute or until the bleeding stops.
c. Ask the patient to hold pressure over the IV site for at least 30 seconds.
d. Put a Band-Aid over the site after to catheter is removed to prevent infection.
Question 2
A patient who is prescribed gabapentin
(Neurontin) for seizures is also taking aluminum hydroxide (Amphojel) for indigestion. What should you caution the patient about taking these two drugs?
a. Take the gabapentin 1 hour after the aluminum hydroxide.
b. Schedule at least 2 hours between taking the gabapentin and the aluminum hydroxide.
c. Take these two drugs together for the best action of both drugs to occur.
d. You may need to take a different antacid to avoid affecting the action of gabapentin.
Angioplasty. One form is called balloon angioplasty, shown here. A balloon catheter is threaded into
Patient teaching: vascular assessment
A surgeon holds a pacemaker next to an X-ray of a pacemaker implanted in a patient’s chest.
Common patient positions.
Pneumonia patient’s chest x-ray. Note the irregular areas of density.