A nurse is providing teaching to a client who has a prescrip…
A nurse is providing teaching to a client who has a prescription for a six-week taper of prednisone after a flare of Crohn’s disease. The nurse advises the client not to discontinue the prednisone suddenly for which of the following reasons?
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A 33-year-old client presents to an outpatient clinic with complaints of headache, dry mouth, and weight gain. The client has been on a glucocorticoid for 2 months for the treatment of secondary adrenal cortical insufficiency. The nurse receives an order for a urinalysis and notes ketones in the urine. Which of the following nursing interventions should the nurse implement first?
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The nurse is caring for a 68-year-old client who has developed Clostridioides difficile (C. difficile) infection. The nurse knows that which of the following medications may be a contributing factor to the development of this infection?
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