The patient presents to the emergency department and states, "I don't remember being bitten, but it looks like I have a spider bite on my foot." Upon assessment, the nurse notes cellulitis and a large boil that is subsequently lanced and drained. The nurse anticipates administering which antibiotic?
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- Category: Pharmacological and Parenteral Therapies
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- Question Type: Multiple Choice - Select One
- Difficulty: 6
A nurse is taking care of a patient who has been on longstanding total parenteral nutrition (TPN). The provider orders the TPN to be discontinued. Shortly after the TPN is stopped, the patient becomes altered and combative. The nurse attributes the change in this patient to which condition?
- Question Type: Multiple Choice - Select One
- Difficulty: 8
The 21-year-old patient with a body mass index of 10.1 undergoes placement of a peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) at 1000 and total parenteral nutrition (TPN) is initiated at 1200. At 1600, 160 mL have infused and the patient is noted to be breathing shallowly, there is blood oozing from the PICC insertion site, and the patient is exhibiting confusion. Which action does the nurse perform first?
- Question Type: Multiple Choice - Select One
- Difficulty: 8
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