A patient is hospitalized due to nonadherence to an ...

[serike]

A patient is hospitalized due to nonadherence to an antitubercular drug treatment. Which of the following is most important for the nurse to do?
 
  A) Observe the patient taking the medications.
  B) Administer the medications parenterally.
  C) Instruct the family on the medication regime.
  D) Count the number of tablets in the bottle daily.

Question 2

A nurse is administering eye drops of two different drugs to a patient. How long should the nurse wait between the instillation of the first medication and the second medication?
 
  A) At least 1 minute
  B) At least 5 minutes
  C) At least 15 minutes
  D) At least 20 minutes

[Missbam101]

Answer to Question 1

A
Feedback:
Directly observed therapy in which a health care provider observes the patient taking each dose of anti-TB drugs is recommended for all drug regimens and is considered mandatory in this case. The medications are not administered parenterally. The family should be instructed on the medication regime, but this action is not imperative in maintaining compliance. Tablets missing from the bottle may not necessarily have been taken correctly by the patient.

Answer to Question 2

B
Feedback:
When multiple eye drops are required, there should be an interval of 5 to 10 minutes between drops. The drops should not be as close as 1 minute. The drops will not need to be separated by 15 to 20 minutes.

[serike]

Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

[LVPMS]

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