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CCNS Certified Clinical Nurse Specialist

Category - Neonatal

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A pregnant patient diagnosed with HIV-associated pneumocystis jiroveci pneumoniais is to receive pentamidine isethionate IV once daily. To ensure patient safety, the nurse should:
  1. Mix the drug with sterile saline without a preservative
  2. Monitor the blood pressure for hypertension during and after therapy
  3. Administer the drug over a period of twenty to thirty minutes
  4. Assess blood glucose levels daily during therapy and several times after therapy
Explanation
Answer - D - To ensure patient safety, the nurse should assess blood glucose levels daily during therapy and several times after therapy. Pentamidine can cause either hyperglycemia or hypoglycemia even after therapy is discontinued and therefore, blood glucose levels should be monitored.
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