Which patients are at increased risk for adverse drug events?

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Which patients are at increased risk for adverse drug events?

A. A 2-month-old infant taking a medication for gastroesophageal reflux disease B. A 23-year-old female taking an antibiotic for the first time C. A 40-year-old male who is intubated in the intensive care unit and taking antibiotics and cardiac medications D. A 7-year-old female receiving insulin for diabetes

Correct Answer: C

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

Question 2 of 5

A client has a new prescription for brimonidine (Alphagan) ophthalmic, 1 drop twice daily in his right eye. He tells the nurse he also wears soft contact lenses and wants to know if he can put the drop in his eye with the lenses in place. Which of the following should the nurse tell this client?

A. You will need to discontinue the use of contact lenses while using brimonidine eye drops.' B. Go ahead and put the drop in your eye with the contact lens in place.' C. Take the contact lens out of your eye; then instill the eye drop and wait at least 15 minutes before putting the contact lens back in place.' D. Take the contact lens out of your eye, then instill the eye drop and immediately reinsert the contact lens.'

Correct Answer: C

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

Question 3 of 5

After determining that a two-and-half-year-old patient has a lead level of $16 \mathrm{mcg} / \mathrm{dL}$, the family nurse practitioner:

A. advises the parent to avoid giving the patient bottles of whole milk B. consults with a physical therapist for muscle strengthening C. observes for signs of diminished reflexes on the physical exam D. orders an increase of iron supplements to $6 \mathrm{mg} / \mathrm{kg}$ per day divided in two doses

Correct Answer: D

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

Question 4 of 5

A patient is prescribed metronidazole for bacterial vaginosis. Which patient history finding would be most concerning?

A. Recent yeast infection B. Family history of cervical cancer C. Drinks two glasses of wine every night D. Patient is currently unemployed

Correct Answer: C

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

Question 5 of 5

When administering medications to infants, it is important to remember which of the following?

A. Breast-feeding infants are more likely to develop toxicity when given lipid-soluble drugs B. Immaturity of renal function in infancy causes infants to excrete drugs less efficiently C. Infants have immature livers, which slows drug metabolism D. Infants are more sensitive to medications that act on the central nervous system (CNS)

Correct Answer: B

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

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