Davis\'s Drug Guide for Nurses notes

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1. The nurse is providing care for a patient scheduled to take acarbose (Precose)25 mg 3times daily with meals. The patient reports feeling sweaty, weak, and tremulous. Which of the following actions by the nurse is best? A. Reassure the patient that these are common side effects with the medication. B. Call the pharmacy to report an adverse drug reaction. C. Check the patient’s blood glucose level. D. Determine if the patient has a history of anemia. ANS: C See Assessment for acarbose...

1. The nurse is providing care for a patient scheduled to take acarbose (Precose)25 mg 3times daily with meals. The patient reports feeling sweaty, weak, and tremulous. Which of the following actions by the nurse is best? A. Reassure the patient that these are common side effects with the medication. B. Call the pharmacy to report an adverse drug reaction. C. Check the patient’s blood glucose level. D. Determine if the patient has a history of anemia. ANS: C See Assessment for acarbose...

TEST BANK FOR DAVIS'S DRUG GUIDE FOR NURSES 17TH EDITION BY VALLERAND, SANOSKI GRADED A+

TEST BANK FOR DAVIS'S DRUG GUIDE FOR NURSES 17TH EDITION BY VALLERAND, SANOSKI GRADED A+

1. The nurse is providing care for a patient scheduled to take acarbose (Precose)25 mg 3times daily with meals. The patient reports feeling sweaty, weak, and tremulous. Which of the following actions by the nurse is best? A. Reassure the patient that these are common side effects with the medication. B. Call the pharmacy to report an adverse drug reaction. C. Check the patient’s blood glucose level. D. Determine if the patient has a history of anemia. ANS: C See Assessment for acarbose...

1. The nurse is providing care for a patient scheduled to take acarbose (Precose)25 mg 3times daily with meals. The patient reports feeling sweaty, weak, and tremulous. Which of the following actions by the nurse is best? A. Reassure the patient that these are common side effects with the medication. B. Call the pharmacy to report an adverse drug reaction. C. Check the patient’s blood glucose level. D. Determine if the patient has a history of anemia. ANS: C See Assessment for acarbose...

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