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A patient has received furosemide (Lasix), 40 mg orally, 30 minutes ago. To prevent injury to the patient, what does the nurse do?
 
  a. Assist the patient to the bathroom
  b. Keep the patient on bed rest
  c. Place all four side rails in the elevated position
  d. Ask the patient to get out of bed rapidly

Question 2

An 82-year-old-man is prescribed a dihydrotestosterone (DHT) inhibitor to treat benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH). Which health promotion activity is most important for the nurse to teach this patient?
 
  a. Have vision and glaucoma checks yearly.
  b. Participate in yearly prostate cancer screening.
  c. Avoid both alcohol and caffeine while on the drug.
  d. Avoid donating blood when taking the drug and for at least 6 months after drug therapy has stopped.


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Reply #1 on: Jul 23, 2018
Answer to Question 1

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An expected action of diuretic drugs is loss of excess fluid. This can lead to hypovolemia with signs of decreased volume including dizziness and lightheadedness. To provide a safe environ-ment for the patient, the nurse should ensure that the patient has assistance when getting out of bed.

Answer to Question 2

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The symptoms of BPH and prostate cancer are the same. Prostate cancer is the most common cancer type in older men. DHT inhibitors improve the symptoms of obstruction, which can mask the presence of prostate cancer. Although younger men should be cautioned not to donate blood during therapy and for 6 months after therapy (because the drug in the blood could cause birth defects if a pregnant woman received the blood), most blood centers do not permit people older than 75 years to donate blood.


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