Chapter 10: Antitubercular Drugs - ML3
A client, being treated for active tuberculosis with ethambutol, states difficulty in identifying the red and green on the traffic lights when driving. Based on this finding, what intervention should the nurse consider initially?
Discontinue ethambutol.
The nurse is caring for a client receiving an antimycobacterial who reports dizziness, headache, and drowsiness. What nursing diagnosis is most likely to relate to this client's adverse drug effects?
Disturbed sensory perception (kinesthetic) related to central nervous system (CNS) effects of the drug
A client is prescribed rifampin. What information should the nurse include in the client's medication education?
The urine, tears, sweat, and other body fluids will be a discolored red-orange.
The nurse explains that prophylactic antitubercular therapy is suggested for which people?
Those who have been in close contact with a person with tuberculosis (TB)
A client asks why three medications are prescribed to treat his tuberculosis. The nurse informs the client of which reasons?
To prevent resistance
A client, hospitalized with active tuberculosis, is receiving antitubercular drug therapy. When it becomes apparent that the client is not responding to the medications, what condition will the primary health care provider identify as a possible cause?
drug-resistant tuberculosis.
A 35-year-old man being treated with isoniazid (INH) for exposure to TB has this medical history: diabetes mellitus type 2, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and coronary artery disease. He drinks one to two glasses of wine on the weekend and smokes two packs of cigarettes per day. Which adverse reaction should the nurse alert the client to report to his health care provider right away?
numbness and tingling in his feet
A client is hospitalized due to nonadherence to an antitubercular drug treatment for a diagnosis of tuberculosis (TB). Which intervention is most important for the nurse to implement?
observing the client taking the medications
A client has been prescribed INH for the treatment of tuberculosis. The nurse teaches the client about dietary restrictions while taking this medication. What is the most important instruction?
"Do not drink beer or red wine while taking this medication because a serious adverse reaction can occur."
A client is to receive rifampin. Which would be most important for the nurse to include in the teaching plan for this client?
"Your urine or sweat may become orange in color."
