Epoetin alfa Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

A nurse is providing teaching to a group of new parents about medications. The nurse should include that aspirin is contraindicated for children who have a viral infection due to the risk of de veloping which of the following adverse effects? A)Reye's syndrome B)Visual disturbances C)Diabetes mellitus D)Wilm's tumor - Answer - A)Reye's syndrome A nurse is providing teaching to a client who has chronic kidney failure with an AV fistula for hemodialysis and new prescription for epoetin...

A nurse contacts a client's provider on the telephone to obtain a prescription for pain medication. Which of thee following actions should the nurse take? - ANSWER Have the provider spell out the unfamiliar medication names The nurse should ask the provider to spell out the name of the medication if the stated name is one the nurse is not familiar with. A nurse in a clinic is caring for a client who is taking aspirin for the treatment of arthritis. The nurse should id which of the followi...

PN Comprehensive Practice A [2020] A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client who is to self-administer epoetin alfa. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include? administer the medication subcutaneously. A nurse enters the room of an adolescent client and finds them on the floor experiencing a tonic-clonic seizure. Which of the following actions should the nurse take when the seizure subsides? keep the client in a side-lying position. rationale: the nurse should ke...

A nurse is preparing to administer methimazole 0.4 mg/kg/day PO divided in two equal doses to a preschool-age child who weighs 27.3 Ib. Available is methimazole 5 mg/tablet. How many tablets should the nurse administer per dose? ( Round the answer to the nearest tenth. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.) - CORRECT ANSWER 0.5 A nurse is preparing to administer phynytoin 0.2 g PO. Available is phenytoin oral suspension 125 mg/5ml. How many ml should the nurse ...

Fresenius Nurse Final Exam Part 1 Latest 2023 Graded A The 3 reasons that dialysis is a high risk area: 1. There is frequent exposure to blood 2. Patients & Staff are in close proximity 3. Dialysis patients are immunocompromised All dialysis surfaces must be disinfected with _____ bleach solution until surfaces is glistening _____ and then allow to 1:100/ wet/ air dry A ______ bleach solution is used to disinfect a large spill greater than ______ 1:10/ 10 ml The following are examples for wha...

PN Comprehensive Online Practice 2020 A Questions and Answers (Verified Answers) ATI PN COMPRHENSIVE PRACTICE questions and answers 2020-2021-with 100 Q&A 1. A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client who is to self-administer epoetin alfa. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include? -Administer the medication subcutaneously. 2. A nurse enters the room of an adolescent client and finds them on the floor experiencing a tonic-clonic seizure. Which of the following actions shou...

NURS 6521 / NURS6521 Advanced Pharmacology Final Exam | Graded A| Question and Answers | Latest 2022 / 2023 1. A female patient has follicular non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and is receiving thalidomide (Thalomid). It will be most important for the nurse to monitor this patient for which of the following? ~ Answer: Bleeding 2. A nurse has administered filgrastim to a diverse group of patients in recent months. Which of the following patients should the nurse observe for extremely eleva...

ATI PN CAPSTONE EXAM A nurse is administering subcutaneous heparin to a client who is at risk for deep vein thrombosis. Which of the following actions should the nurse take? 1. Administer the medication into the client's abdomen. 2. Inject the medication into a muscle. 3. Massage the site after administering the medication. 4. Use a 22-gauge needle to administer the medication. A nurse is providing teaching to a client who has a urinary tract infection and new prescriptions ...

• A nurse is providing teaching to a client who has chronic kidney failure with an AV fistula for hemodialysis and new prescription for epoetin alfa. Which of the following therapeutic effects of epoetin alfa should the nurse include in the teaching? 1) Reduces blood pressure 2) Inhibits clotting of fistula 3) Promotes RBC production 4) Stimulates growth of neutrophils ANS: C • A nurse is caring for a client who has peptic ulcer disease and reports a headache. Which of the following med...

ATI Med-Surg proctored Exam review 2023 A nurse is contributing to the plan of care for an older adult client who is postoperative following a right hip arthroplasty. Which of the following interventions should the nurse include in the plan? - Maintain abduction of the right hip. A nurse is caring for a client who has heart failure and respiratory arrest. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first? - Feel for a carotid pulse. A nurse is caring for a client scheduled for...