Latest Test Bank and Solutions For Davis's Drug Guide for Nurses 17th Edition By April Hazard Vallerand with rational answers

1. The nurse is providing care for a patient scheduled to take acarbose (Precose)25 mg 3times daily with meals. The patient reports feeling sweaty, weak, and tremulous. Which of the following actions by the nurse is best? A. Reassure the patient that these are common side effects with the medication. B. Call the pharmacy to report an adverse drug reaction. C. Check the patient’s blood glucose level. D. Determine if the patient has a history of anemia. ANS: C See Assessment for acarbose: Observe the patient for signs and symptoms of hypoglycemia. Acarbose alone does not cause hypoglycemia; however, other concurrently administered hypoglycemic agents may produce hypoglycemia, requiring treatment. Ignoring these symptoms would be dangerous, but it is not considered an adverse drug reaction requiring an official report. The patient is experiencing symptoms of hypoglycemia not anemia.