Author Question: The nurse is caring for a 6-year-old patient with cystic fibrosis. The parents ask how the cystic ... (Read 134 times)

Lobcity · **on:** Jul 23, 2018

The nurse is caring for a 6-year-old patient with cystic fibrosis. The parents ask how the cystic fibrosis started. The nurse explains that the key feature in the presentation of cystic fibrosis includes what?

A) Airway obstruction
B) Obstructed bowel
C) Sweet-tasting sweat
D) Clubbing of the extremities

Question 2

The patient, who takes an anticholinergic medication, tells the nurse how much he or she enjoys experimenting with different herbal teas. What herbs will the nurse caution the patient to avoid? (Select all that apply.)

A) Burdock
B) Thyme
C) Rosemary
D) Parsley
E) Tumeric

ms_sulzle · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 23, 2018

Answer to Question 1

A
Feedback:
CF results in the accumulation of copious amounts of very thick secretions in the lungs. Eventually, the secretions obstruct the airways, leading to destruction of the lung tissue. Parents will often comment that their child tastes salty, not sweet. Newborns with CF often present with meconium ileus but not a bowel obstruction. Clubbing of the extremities occurs after many years of inadequate oxygenation.

Answer to Question 2

A, C, E
Feedback:
The risk of anticholinergic effects can be exacerbated if anticholinergic agents are combined with burdock, rosemary, or turmeric and used as herbal therapy. Advise patients who use herbal therapies to avoid these combinations. Nothing indicates that thyme or parsley is contraindicated with anticholinergic medications.