Exam 28: Peptides, Antimalarials, and Anthelmintics

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

Which topical antifungal medication is used to treat vaginal candidiasis?

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 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 young adult female who is taking metronidazole (Flagyl)to treat trichomoniasis calls the nurse to report severe headache,flushing,palpitations,cramping,and nausea.What will the nurse do next?

The nurse is preparing to administer an intravenous polymyxin antibiotic.The patient reports dizziness along with numbness and tingling of the hands and feet.The nurse will perform which action?

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

A patient who is taking metronidazole (Flagyl)reports metallic taste in the mouth.Which action will the nurse take?

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

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?