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A health care professional is caring for a patient Potassium
who is taking combination oral contraceptive Glucose
ethinyl estradiol and drospirenone(Yasmin) and BUN and creatinine
is about to begin taking rifampin (Rifadin) to treat Prolactin level - ANSWER -Prolactin level
tuberculosis. Because of a likely drug interaction,
the health care professional should tell the
patient to: A nurse is caring for a client who is about to
begin taking finasteride to treat benign prostatic
"Increase the rifampin dose." hypertrophy. The nurse should explain to the
"Increase the oral contraceptive dose." client the need to monitor which of the following
"Wait 2 hours between taking each drug." laboratory values?
"Use additional birth control methods." -
ANSWER -"Use additional birth control Prostate-specific antigen (PSA)
methods." BUN
Creatine phosphokinase (CPK)
ALT - ANSWER -Prostate-specific antigen
A nurse is assessing a client who has a new (PSA)
prescription for the combination oral
contraceptive ethinyl estradiol and drospirenone.
Which of the following findings should the nurse A nurse is caring for a client who has a new
identify as a contraindication to use of this prescription for transdermal conjugated estrogen
medication? and medroxyprogesterone to treat
postmenopausal symptoms. The nurse should
Drinks a glass of wine each night explain to the client that this drug combination
Smokes half a pack of cigarettes a day includes which of the following therapeutic
Runs marathons regularly effects? Select all
Drives a school bus - ANSWER -Smokes
half a pack of cigarettes a day Reduces the risk of ovarian cancer
Relieves hot flashes
Prevents osteoporosis
After administering terbutaline to a client to inhibit Reduces the risk of breast cancer
preterm labor, the nurse should assess which of Reduces the risk of thromboembolism -
the following ANSWER -Reduces the risk of ovarian
cancer
Peripheral pulses Relieves hot flashes
Temperature Prevents osteoporosis
Vision
Heart rate - ANSWER -Heart rate
A nurse should question the use of ethinyl
estradiol and drospirenone by a client who has
A nurse is caring for a client who is about to renal disease due to the increased risk of which
begin taking cabergoline to treat infertility. The of the following?
nurse should explain to the client the need to
monitor which of the following laboratory values? Hyperkalemia
Hyponatremia
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