A Nurse Is Monitoring for the Side Effects of Acyclovir

question 11

Multiple Choice

A nurse is monitoring for the side effects of acyclovir (Zovirax) . The nurse anticipates that the client may experience what side effect?

• A) Hepatotoxicity
• B) High blood pressure
• C) Increased intracranial pressure
• D) Rash and pruritus

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Definitions:

Negative Skew

A distribution that is skewed to the left, indicating that the tail on the left side is longer or fatter than the right side and the mean is typically less than the median.

Distribution

Refers to the way values in a data set are spread or dispersed, indicating the pattern of variations within the data.

Plus Or Minus Signs

Symbols used to indicate the precision of an approximate number, or to show the range of possible values around a given value.

X-axis

The horizontal axis in a graph or chart, commonly used to represent the independent variable's range of values.