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A patient is receiving radiotherapy for an overactive thyroid gland and asks whether her milk is safe for her baby. If her treatment cannot be discontinued, what should the nurse recommend?
 
  A) Advise her that it is safe to breast-feed her baby.
  B) Recommend alternative medication that is compatible with breast-feeding.
  C) Provide her with reports that identify several categories of drugs and their potential to cause problems with breast-feeding.
  D) Advise her to discard her breast milk in a biohazard container, as it is unsafe for the baby.

Question 2

The wife of a patient who is taking haloperidol calls the clinic and reports that her husband has taken the first dose of the drug and it is not having a therapeutic effect. An appropriate response by the nurse would be
 
  A) Continue the prescribed dose. It may take several days to work.
  B) I'll ask the nurse practitioner if the dosage can be increased.
  C) I'll ask the nurse practitioner if the haloperidol can be discontinued and another drug started.
  D) I'll report this to the nurse practitioner and see if he will add another drug to enhance the effects of the haloperidol.



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Answer to Question 1

D

Answer to Question 2

A



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