Adams, Pharmacology for Nurses: A Pathophysiologic
Approach, 5/E Chapter 34
1. A child has leukemia and is immunosuppressed due to chemotherapy. The
mother frantically calls the clinic to say that her child was exposed to varicella
(chicken pox). What does the best plan by the nurse include?
1. The child should come to the clinic as soon as possible to receive an
injection of varicella immune globulin if he develops chicken pox.
2. The child should come to the clinic as soon as possible to receive an
injection of varicella immune globulin.
3. The child should be brought to the clinic immediately to receive a
vaccination for chicken pox.
4. The child should be kept away from other children to avoid further
exposure to varicella.: 2. The child should come to the clinic as soon as possible
to receive an injection of varicella immune globulin.
2. The physician has ordered cyclosporine (Sandimmune) for the client who
has undergone a kidney transplant. What will the nurse's priority
assessment of this client include?
1. Assessing for infection
2. Assessing for peripheral edema
3. Assessing airway clearance
4. Assessing cardiac output: 1. Assessing for infection
3. The client receives cyclosporine (Neoral). The nurse completes
medication education and evaluates that learning has occurred when the
client makes which statement?
1. "I must check my blood pressure; it can run low with this medication."
2. "I cannot have grapefruit while I am on this medication."
3. "Mealtimes will have no effect on when I take this medication."
4. "I might have an increased urine output with this medication.": 2. "I cannot
have grapefruit while I am on this medication."
4. The nurse manages care for clients who have had organ transplants. What
is the best information for the nurse to include when teaching the clients
about body defenses?
1. Nonspecific body defense is effective primarily against bacteria.
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Approach, 5/E Chapter 34
1. A child has leukemia and is immunosuppressed due to chemotherapy. The
mother frantically calls the clinic to say that her child was exposed to varicella
(chicken pox). What does the best plan by the nurse include?
1. The child should come to the clinic as soon as possible to receive an
injection of varicella immune globulin if he develops chicken pox.
2. The child should come to the clinic as soon as possible to receive an
injection of varicella immune globulin.
3. The child should be brought to the clinic immediately to receive a
vaccination for chicken pox.
4. The child should be kept away from other children to avoid further
exposure to varicella.: 2. The child should come to the clinic as soon as possible
to receive an injection of varicella immune globulin.
2. The physician has ordered cyclosporine (Sandimmune) for the client who
has undergone a kidney transplant. What will the nurse's priority
assessment of this client include?
1. Assessing for infection
2. Assessing for peripheral edema
3. Assessing airway clearance
4. Assessing cardiac output: 1. Assessing for infection
3. The client receives cyclosporine (Neoral). The nurse completes
medication education and evaluates that learning has occurred when the
client makes which statement?
1. "I must check my blood pressure; it can run low with this medication."
2. "I cannot have grapefruit while I am on this medication."
3. "Mealtimes will have no effect on when I take this medication."
4. "I might have an increased urine output with this medication.": 2. "I cannot
have grapefruit while I am on this medication."
4. The nurse manages care for clients who have had organ transplants. What
is the best information for the nurse to include when teaching the clients
about body defenses?
1. Nonspecific body defense is effective primarily against bacteria.
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