An HIV-Positive Client with Pneumocystis Carinii Pneumonia (PCP) Is Confused

question 32

Multiple Choice

An HIV-positive client with pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (PCP) is confused and keeps removing the intravenous piggyback (IVPB) needle during the administration of his trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (Bactrim) . Select the instructions by the charge RN to the LPN administering medications that would best rectify this situation.

• A)Give the client his as-needed (PRN) sedative a half hour before the IVPB medication.
• B)Assign one of the certified nursing assistants (CNAs) to stay with the client during the medication administration.
• C)During the 30 minutes the medication infuses, place the client in bilateral wrist restraints.
• D)Call the physician and request the medication by mouth.

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