A pregnant patient has scheduled a visit with her care provider because she has been vomiting up to six times daily for the past several days.
The patient states that she knows that nausea is a common accompaniment to pregnancy, but she feels overwhelmed and debilitated by this pattern. How should the nurse best interpret the patient's complaints?
A) The patient may be exhibiting signs and symptoms of gestational diabetes.
B) The patient's experience is typical of the first trimester of pregnancy and will resolve in time.
C) The patient requires antiemetics because hyperemesis can cause serious consequences.
D) The patient may be experiencing teratogenic effects of her current medication regimen.
Question 2
A patient has been diagnosed with osteomyelitis (bone infection) and has begun treatment with intravenous vancomycin. Which of the nursing following teaching points relates most directly to the potential adverse effects of vancomycin?
A) Make sure to tell your nurse if you experience any changes in your hearing.
B) You may get hot flashes and break out in a sweat, but this is due to the drug itself rather than your infection.
C) You might experience some waves of anxiety but these will pass.
D) Some patients experience a throbbing type of headache with this drug, but you can get painkillers if this happens.
Patient with exophthalmos.
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