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frankwu

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A pregnant patient who is taking ondansetron Zofran for morning sickness tells the nurse she is experiencing headache and dizziness. What will the nurse tell her?
 
  a. It is not safe to take this drug during pregnancy.
  b. These are common side effects of on-dansetron.
  c. She should stop taking the ondansetron immediately.
  d. She should report these adverse effects to her provider.

Question 2

A nurse is teaching nursing students about pediatric medication administration. What will the nurse include when discussing pediatric drug research?
 
  a. Early studies revealed that less than 10 of drugs known to be effective in adults were effective in children.
  b. Research findings show that drug doses may be safely calculated by extrapolating adult dosing.
  c. Studies showed a significant percentage of unanticipated and potentially lethal side effects in children.
  d. There is no need to continue with pedia-tric-specific drug research, since early studies were reassuring.


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

B
The most common side effects of ondansetron are headache, diarrhea, and dizziness. Ondanse-tron is used off-label to treat morning sickness. These side effects do not indicate a need to stop taking the drug or to report the side effects to the provider.

Answer to Question 2

C
In early studies, about 30 of drugs caused unanticipated side effects, some of them potentially lethal. These same studies revealed that about 20 of drugs were ineffective in children and that about 20 of drugs required doses different from those extrapolated from adult dosing. Because the early studies showed that there is much to learn, the BPCA and PREA were permanently reauthorized by Congress in 2012.


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Reply 2 on: Jul 23, 2018
:D TYSM

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