Answer to Question 1
Correct Answer: 2
Rationale 1: There are many adverse effects reported with phenobarbital. Serious ones include StevensJohnson syndrome, so the medication would need to be held and the health care provider notified immediately.
Rationale 2: There are many adverse effects reported with phenobarbital. Serious ones include StevensJohnson syndrome, so the medication would need to be held and the health care provider notified immediately.
Rationale 3: There are many adverse effects reported with phenobarbital. Serious ones include StevensJohnson syndrome, so the medication would need to be held and the health care provider notified immediately. The family does not need to be contacted.
Rationale 4: There are many adverse effects reported with phenobarbital. Serious ones include StevensJohnson syndrome, so the medication would need to be held and the health care provider notified immediately.
Global Rationale: There are many adverse effects reported with phenobarbital. Serious ones include StevensJohnson syndrome, so the medication would need to be held and the health care provider notified immediately.
Answer to Question 2
Correct Answer: 3
Rationale 1: MAOIs potentiate the effects of insulin and other diabetic drugs, so blood sugars will need to be monitored more closely until regulation is verified.
Rationale 2: Clients on MAOIs should refrain from caffeine intake, so this statement is appropriate.
Rationale 3: Clients must strictly avoid foods containing tyramine. Cheese and yeast, common ingredients in pizza, contain tyramine and must be avoided.
Rationale 4: MAOIs can cause orthostatic hypotension, so it is necessary to rise slowly from sitting or lying.
Global Rationale: Clients must strictly avoid foods containing tyramine. Cheese and yeast, common ingredients in pizza, contain tyramine and must be avoided. MAOIs potentiate the effects of insulin and other diabetic drugs, so blood sugars will need to be monitored more closely until regulation is verified. Clients on MAOIs should refrain from caffeine intake, so this statement is appropriate. MAOIs can cause orthostatic hypotension, so it is necessary to rise slowly from sitting or lying.