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Mimi

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A priority assessment of a patient who is to be started on cilastatin-imipenem (Primaxin) by the nurse would be to determine if the patient has a history of
 
  A) anemia.
  B) hypertension.
  C) diabetes mellitus.
  D) seizure disorder.

Question 2

The nurse practitioner has recommended that a breast-feeding woman take her prescribed medications just before her infant takes his longest nap of the day. The woman does not understand and asks the nurse to explain.
 
  The nurse will tell the woman that the recommendation was made to
  A) increase the blood concentrations of the drug in the breast-feeding infant.
  B) reduce neonatal drug exposure.
  C) reduce the half-life of the drug.
  D) evaluate the drug's potential adverse effects on the neonate.


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

D

Answer to Question 2

B


Mimi

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Reply #2 on: Jul 23, 2018
Both answers were spot on, thank you once again


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Reply #3 on: Jul 23, 2018
Great! Please up vote :D


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