Answer to Question 1
Ans: A
Feedback:
For the self-administration of lovastatin, the nurse should suggest the client take the drug with his evening meal. Cholestyramine powder is mixed with highly fluid soups or pulpy fruits. Cholestyramine is available combined with the artificial sweetener aspartame. The client should not drink grapefruit juice when taking lovastatin.
Answer to Question 2
Ans: A
Feedback:
The nurse should instruct the client taking a cholestyramine drug to eat foods high in dietary fiber to prevent constipation. The nurse need not instruct the client to have a complete liquid diet or complete bed rest; instead, the nurse should instruct the client to exercise to prevent constipation. Clients are asked to take a water-soluble form of vitamin A if they are experiencing impaired digestion of fats and absorption of the fat-soluble vitamins due to long-term therapy of bile acid sequestrants.
Prescribed burn in Pukaskwa National Park.
Client on IV patient-controlled analgesia (PCA).
Drugs Commonly Prescribed According to Classification
Building a Client Base
Positioning the client
The client is positioned for the examination