NURS 6521 Week 8 Quiz - Question and Answers

NURS 6521 Week 8 Quiz - Question and Answers• Question 1 1 out of 1 points A nurse is providing education to a patient who is taking INH. The nurse will advise the patient to avoid which of the following foods? Response Feedback: Patients who take INH should avoid eating tyramine, histamine-rich foods, and foods containing caffeine. Also, the patient should be told to avoid consuming alcohol on a daily basis. Cheese, dairy products, chicken liver, beer, ale, bananas, and figs are rich in tyramine. Tuna, brine, and yeast extracts are rich in histamine. Patients need not refrain from eating potatoes, root vegetables, chicken, fish, or citrus fruits. • Question 2 1 out of 1 points A nurse is caring for a patient who is on amphotericin B. On morning rounds the patient reports weakness, numbness, and a tingling sensation in his feet. What would be a priority action by the nurse? Response Feedback: For the patient with sensory-perceptual disturbances, such as numbness and a tingling sensation, or weakness, the nurse should make sure that the patient understands the need to ask for assistance when getting out of bed. The patient's bed should be kept low, and the side rails should be kept up at all times. Using aseptic technique is essential to reduce the risk of infection, and increased fluid intake is advised in amphotericin B therapy, but these would not help relieve the patient's symptoms or provide a measure of patient safety. • Question 3 1 out of 1 points A child is taking permethrin for head lice. The nurse will instruct her mother to