The nurse admits a patient with septicemia (i.e., infection in the bloodstream). The patient denies any allergies and the doctor has ordered cefuroxime based on blood culture results that report the active pathogen is susceptible to this drug.
The patient asks what antibiotic was ordered, and when the nurse says cefuroxime, the patient says, Call my doctor and tell him I want vancomycin because I've been reading about drug-resistant bacteria and I don't want to take any chances. What is the nurse's best response? A) Vancomycin is a powerful drug with many adverse effects and it is reserved for when no other drug will work against the infection.
B) There are some resistant infections that require vancomycin so you are right to prefer a stronger antibiotic.
C) I appreciate your concern but your doctor ordered the right medication for you so don't worry about it.
D) You can't believe anything you read on the Internet because most of it is just someone's opinion and not fact.
Question 2
The nurse provides drug teaching to the patient who will begin taking polycarbophil (FiberCon). What is the nurse's priority teaching point?
A) Do not eat or drink anything for 2 hours after taking the medication.
B) Drink lots of water when taking the drug.
C) Take at night before bedtime.
D) The drug can be taken up to six times per day.
Client on IV patient-controlled analgesia (PCA).
Lung cancer. Photograph of part of a lung removed after death. The yellow area is a large tumor and
A hearing-impaired patient using an interpreter.
The physician uses auscultation to listen to a patient’s heart.
Severe periodontitis in a patient with uncontrolled diabetes.
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