The nurse is caring for a patient who comes to the clinic with tinea corporis, for which the prescriber orders clotrimazole. What education about this medication should the nurse provide?
a. Use the medication over the entire body once a week for 1 month.
b. Sun exposure will delay the drug's effects.
c. Continue the therapy for at least 1 week after the symptoms have cleared up.
d. This drug is effective after a single application.
Question 2
An OB/GYN nurse is teaching a class on medications that affect uterine function.
The nurse asks the class, For what purpose or purposes are tocolytic agents used? Which response by a mem-ber of the class would indicate a need for further teaching? Tocolytics are used to a. augment labor.
b. control postpartum bleeding.
c. induce abortion.
d. suppress preterm labor.
Nurse-patient interaction; nonveral communication
Nurse Sandy
Responsibilities of the nurse manager
Positioning the Patient in the Fowler’s Position
The correct beginning position for the patient’s feet and crutches (tripod position).