Monday, April 27, 2009

question of the week

for the week of 04.27.09

A health care provider has ordered daily high doses of aspirin for a client with rheumatoid arthritis. A nurse instructs the client to discontinue the medication and contact the provider if which of these symptoms occur?

1. Infection of the gums
2. Diarrhea for more than one day
3. Numbness in the lower extremities
4. Ringing in the ears

1 comment:

a.ha said...

The correct answer is number: 4

Deglin, J., & Vallerand, A.
Davis’s drug guide for nurses (11th ed.).(2009).
Philadelphia: F. A. Davis Company.