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Title: The physician has ordered the patient hydrochlorothiazide. What assessment should the nurse make ... Post by: sleepyjonnysix on Mar 6, 2019 The physician has ordered the patient hydrochlorothiazide. What assessment should the nurse make before administering the first dose of hydrochlorothiazide?
A)Pulse rate B)Hemoglobin level C)Sulfonamide allergy D)Neutrophil level Title: The physician has ordered the patient hydrochlorothiazide. What assessment should the nurse make ... Post by: lbelcher on Mar 6, 2019 C
Feedback: Thiazide diuretics must be used cautiously in patients allergic to sulfonamide drugs because there is a known cross-sensitivity of some sulfonamide-allergic patients to sulfonamide nonantibiotic. It is not imperative to assess pulse, hemoglobin, or neutrophil levels. |