The nurse prepares to administer anakinra to a patient with severe rheumatoid arthritis. By which route will the drug be given?
1. Oral
2. Intramuscular
3. Subcutaneous
4. Intravenous
Question 2
A woman with rheumatoid arthritis has taken leflunomide for 1 year. She telephones a nurse and says that the result of a home pregnancy test was positive. The nurse should:
1. tell her to immediately stop the drug and notify the prescriber.
2. advise the patient that it is safe to continue the medication.
3. tell her to stop the drug for the first trimester and restart it at week 13.
4. advise the patient to continue the drug only if it provides relief.
Taking a Patient’s Temperature with a Tympanic Thermometer
The patient's signature on the informed consent form indicates that the patient understands the
Medical assistants can quickly pull up a patient record when a phone call is received.
Walkers help the patient ambulate safely.
The nurse begins the general survey
Ex vivo and in vivo gene therapy for a patient with a liver disorder