A client with renal impairment who has been taking nitrofurantoin (Macrodantin) for a urinary tract infection telephones a nurse and describes the recent o nset of "numbness and tingling" in the fingers and toes. What sh
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A client with renal impairment who has been taking nitrofurantoin (Macrodantin) for a urinary tract infection telephones a nurse and describes the recent o nset of "numbness and tingling" in the fingers and toes. What should the nurse instruct the client to do? A client is taking trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole (TMP-SMZ). To help the client avoid the side effects associated with this drug, the nurse should encourage the client to A client being followed for latent tuberculosis has been on isoniazid therapy for 2 months. The nurse notes that the liver function test results have become grossly abnormal during that interval. What should the nurse do? The nurse assesses a PPD on the forearm of a client being screened for employment in an outpatient clinic. The induration is 4 mm. How should this finding be interpreted? The nurse is caring for a client who received an order for PO levofloxacin (Levaquin). The client is anxious to get out of the hospital, because he is a runner and wants to compete in an upcoming marathon. Which client education would be essential for this client? The nurse is caring for a client who has been experiencing fever of unknown origin. The prescriber has ordered a broad-spectrum antibiotic. Which intervention is the priority? A pregnant adolescent asks the nurse whether it would be all right to continue to take her prescription for tetracycline to clear up her acne. What response by the nurse provides the best information? A client has just received a prescription for a 10-day course of penicillin for the treatment of strep throat. What client education is essential for the nurse to provide? Which of these clients would be most at risk for an allergic reaction to a penicillin injection? continued....... [
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