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kwoodring

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A patient complains of lightheadedness on standing since the initiation of an antipsychotic drug. Select the nurse's best response.
 
  a. This is an unfortunate and permanent effect of this class of drugs.
  b. Get up slowly. Tolerance to this effect should develop in 2 to 3 months.
  c. The drug must be discontinued immediately to avoid injury.
  d. This probably means that you are not getting enough of the drug.

Question 2

A nurse should instruct a patient taking cyclosporine that toxic levels may be reached if the drug is administered with:
 
  a. coffee.
  b. tea.
  c. grapefruit juice.
  d. milk.


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amcvicar

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

b

Answer to Question 2

c


kwoodring

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Reply 2 on: Jul 23, 2018
Great answer, keep it coming :)

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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Excellent

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