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A patient is taking tuberculosis drug therapy.  Which medication should be avoided during the course of this therapy?

A patient is taking warfarin to prevent blood clots.  Which statement made by the patient indicates a need for further teaching by the nurse? 

A patient is having an anaphylactic reaction to an intravenous (IV) antibacterial medication.  Which action should the nurse take first?

Why are erythropoiesis-stimulating agents (ESA’s) prescribed for patients with chronic kidney disease?  ESA’s:

Which antifungal medication has a risk of causing “Red Man Syndrome”?

Which medication can cause tooth discoloration in young children?

A nurse is reading about the difference between antiviral drugs and antiretroviral drugs.  Which statement would be true about these classifications?  Antivirals and antiretroviral drugs:

ADVANCED CONCEPTS A patient who has been self-injecting epoetin alfa three times weekly for anemia now reports all of these problems. For which one do you tell him or her to call 911?

The nurse is caring for a 48-year-old patient who is intubated and on the ventilator following extensive abdominal surgery. Although the patient is on sedation, he is responsive and easy to arouse. Which of the following methods would be appropriate for the nurse to assess the patient’s pain level? (Select all that apply)

A nurse is caring for a patient with a left-sided chest tube attached to a wet suction chest tube system. Which observation by the nurse would require immediate intervention?