A male patient has been started on a 5-alpha reductase inhibitor for the treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). Which information should the nurse provide?

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A male patient has been started on a 5-alpha reductase inhibitor for the treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). Which information should the nurse provide?

A. Use a condom during intercourse. B. Keep this medication in a secure place away from children. C. Do not give blood while you are taking this medication. D. Do not do heavy exercise while taking this medication.

Correct Answer: B

Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.

Question 2 of 5

Chemical names are assigned for each drug. What are the major reasons that nursing usually does not use the chemical name of the drugs?

A. They are usually not brief or easy to remember. B. They are often difficult to pronounce. C. There is no standard for assigning names. D. They do not explain the nature of the drug.

Correct Answer: A

Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.

Question 3 of 5

The patient is scheduled to receive a medication that is an enzyme inducer of the P450 system. What best describes the effect of this medication on the patient?

A. In time, the patient will experience no effect from other medications. B. In time, the patient will experience increased effects from other medications. C. In time, the patient will experience a reduced effect from this medication. D. In time, the patient will experience an increased effect from this medication.

Correct Answer: C

Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.

Question 4 of 5

The nurse is teaching a patient the importance of taking the medication as prescribed. Patient teaching is guided by the nurse’s knowledge of which principles of pharmacokinetics?

A. A medication taken by injection must cross the membranes of the gastrointestinal tract to get to the bloodstream before it can be distributed throughout the body. B. A drug may be exposed to several physiological processes while en route to target cells. C. Liver enzymes may chemically change the drug. D. Excretion organs such as kidneys and intestines must be healthy enough to eliminate the drug.

Correct Answer: D

Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.

Question 5 of 5

The patient has had hypertension for many years. The physician orders an antihypertensive drug that has just come on the market. The nurse teaches the patient that this drug works more effectively than his prior drug and has fewer side effects. The patient asks how this can be. What is the best response by the nurse?

A. Newer drugs are altered to affect your cells’ receptors in a different way. B. Receptors tend to ‘burn-out,’ so newer drugs are required. C. Research into receptors helps ‘fine-tune’ drugs to be more effective. D. Changing the response of the drug to protein receptor-complexes produces fewer side effects.

Correct Answer: C

Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.

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