ATI Infection Control Study
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The nurse is caring for a client who has an infection and diabetes mellitus.
Nurses' Notes: Day 3, 0900:
Client stated that the light in the room was "making my eyes hurt." Reported pain in Achilles tendon after ambulating in
hallway, bilaterally, rated at 7 on a 0 to 10 pain scale...
Click to highlight the findings that indicate to the nurse that the client is experiencing adverse reactions to the prescribed
antibiotic medication. To deselect a finding, click on the finding again...
Client stated that the light in the room was "making my eyes hurt."
Reported pain in Achilles tendon after ambulating in hallway, bilaterally, rated
at 7 on a 0 to 10 pain scale.
Glucose 280 mg/dL (74 to 106 mg/dL)
WBC 13,000 mm³/L (5,000 to 10,000 mm³/L)
Client stated, "I feel like the room is spinning."
Client reports headache, rated 6 on a 0 to 10 pain scale.
Client reports hearing constant, high-pitched sound.
When analyzing cues, the nurse should identify that findings of vertigo, headache, and tinnitus indicate that the client is
experiencing ototoxicity, which is an adverse effect of gentamicin.
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A nurse in a provider's office receives a call from a client who has been taking penicillin three times daily and reports
abdominal cramping with bloody diarrhea for several days. Which of the following instructions should the nurse give the
client?
"Bring in a stool sample for testing"
Take the medication only twice daily
Use an over-the-counter anti-diarrheal medication."
"Return to the clinic for blood work.
"Bring in a stool sample for testing"
A nurse is caring for a client who has a new prescription for acyclovir to treat a herpes simplex infection. Which of the
following laboratory values should the nurse monitor for this client?
Prothrombin time
Hematocrit
BUN
Aspartate aminotransferase
BUN
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