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Integrating Instructions: Anti-Infective Drugs

Assignment #2: Critical Thinking Exercises

Engage in critical thinking exercises focused on antitubercular and antifungal medications as outlined in your textbook. Complete the exercises provided in Chapter 41, page 660, and Chapter 42, page 669. These exercises are designed to deepen your understanding of the pharmacological principles and nursing considerations associated with antitubercular and antifungal drugs.

Critical Thinking Exercises 1

1. A 28-year-old patient has been diagnosed with active TB and will be taking rifampin. She is reviewing her current list of medications with the office nurse and asks, “I use birth control because we really don’t want children right now. Can I still use ‘the pill’?” What is the nurse’s priority when answering the patient’s questions?

2. P.T., a 48-year-old businessman, has been taking rifapentine as part of therapy for TB. He has been told that his bodily secretions will turn a reddish orange-brown color, and he asks, “What about my contact lenses? I can still wear them, right?” What is the nurse’s best answer?

Critical Thinking Exercises 2

1. The nurse is reviewing newly written orders for a patient who has a vaginal yeast infection. One order reads, “Fluconazole, 150 mg, one tablet by mouth now for vaginal yeast infection.” When the nurse goes to administer the medication, the patient asks, “Is that a mistake? How can one pill help that problem?” What is the nurse’s best answer to this question?

2. When the nurse is administering medications, the patient takes the dosage cup of the oral nystatin suspension and says, “I know how to take this.” He then swallows the liquid medication all at once. What is the nurse’s priority action at this time?