Exam 33: Antivirals, Antimalarials, and Anthelmintics

A patient calls the clinic in November to report a temperature of 103° F,headache,a nonproductive cough,and muscle aches.The patient reports feeling well earlier that day.The nurse will schedule the patient to see the provider and will expect the provider to order which medication?

The nurse receives an order to administer a purine nucleoside antiviral medication.The nurse understands that this medication treats which type of virus?

A patient is taking chloroquine (Aralen)to treat acute malaria.Which statement by the patient indicates understanding of this medication?

The patient has been ordered treatment with rimantadine (Flumadine).The patient has renal impairment.The nurse anticipates what change to the dose of medication?

The nurse receives the following order for a patient who is diagnosed with herpes zoster virus: PO acyclovir (Zovirax)400 mg TID for 7 to 10 days.The nurse will contact the provider to clarify which part of the order?

A child is being treated for pinworms,and the parent asks the nurse how to prevent spreading this to other family members.What will the nurse tell the parent?

A patient will take an anthelmintic medication and asks the nurse about side effects.The nurse will tell the patient that anthelmintic drugs

A patient who is taking acyclovir (Zovirax)to treat an oral HSV-1 infection asks the nurse why oral care is so important.The nurse will tell the patient that meticulous oral care helps to

The nurse is caring for an infant who has respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)and who will receive ribavirin.The nurse expects to administer this drug by which route?

The nurse is teaching a patient who will receive acyclovir for a herpes virus infection.What information will the nurse include when teaching this patient?

A patient who has travelled to an area with prevalent malaria has chills,fever,and diaphoresis.The nurse recognizes this as which phase of malarial infection?

Which diseases are caused by herpes viruses? (Select all that apply.)

The nurse is teaching a patient who is receiving chloroquine (Aralen)for malaria prophylaxis.Which statement by the patient indicates a need for further teaching?

A patient is preparing to travel to a country with prevalent malaria.To prevent contracting the disease,the provider has ordered chloroquine HCl (Aralen).The nurse will instruct the patient to take this drug according to which schedule?

A child is diagnosed with pinworms.Which anthelmintic drug will the provider order for this child?

A patient is diagnosed with influenza and will begin taking a neuraminidase inhibitor.The nurse knows that this drug is effective when taken within how many hours of onset of flu symptoms?

A nurse whose last flu vaccine was 1 year prior is exposed to the influenza A virus.The occupational health nurse will administer which medication?