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A nurse is managing a 55-year-old renal transplant recipient on sirolimus 2 mg PO daily as part of a calcineurin-inhibitor-free regimen. Before the morning dose, the nurse reviews the medication list and latest labs. Which finding requires the nurse to notify the provider immediately before administration?

A nurse is preparing to administer tafenoquine to a 28-year-year-old male traveler with relapsing Plasmodium vivax malaria after completing chloroquine blood-stage therapy. The provider orders G6PD quantitative enzyme assay before the single 300 mg dose. Which statements accurately describe the reasons for mandatory G6PD screening prior to tafenoquine (or primaquine) administration? (Select all that apply.)

A nurse is administering ceftaroline fosamil via a peripheral IV catheter to a client with MRSA bacteremia. The nurse is vigilant about infusion-site monitoring due to the drug’s known phlebitis risk. Which finding requires immediate intervention?

A nurse is counseling a 25-year-old fisherman living along Lake Victoria who reports weekly swimming to set nets and hematuria after freshwater exposure. The client is at high risk for urogenital schistosomiasis (Schistosoma haematobium). Which action should the client take to prevent trematode infections?

A nurse is educating a client with diabetes mellitus who reports white, cottage-cheese-like patches on the tongue and inner cheeks. The provider prescribes nystatin oral suspension 100,000 units/mL with instructions to swish and swallow 5 mL QID. The nurse understands that nystatin is primarily used to treat which of the following conditions?

A nurse is preparing to administer primaquine 30 mg PO daily × 14 days to a 29-year-old male with confirmed Plasmodium vivax malaria after chloroquine blood-stage clearance. The provider orders G6PD screening prior to radical cure. Which laboratory finding requires the nurse to withhold the medication and notify the provider immediately?

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Mrs. Salas had angina decubitus that lasted for 30 minutes and was admitted to the Coronary Care Unit with a diagnosis of r/o MI. The cardiologist (private practice based) takes her to the cardiac catheterization suite at the local hospital for a left heart catheterization. Injection procedures for selective coronary angiography and left ventriculography were performed and imaging supervision and interpretation for the selective coronary angiography and left ventriculography was provided. What CPT® code(s) is/are reported for the services?

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A 37 year-old has multilevel lumbar degenerative disc disease and is coming in for an epidural injection. Localizing the skin over the area of L5-S1, the provider uses the transforaminal approach. The spinal needle is inserted and the patient experienced paresthesia in her left lower extremities. The anesthetic drug is injected into the epidural space. What CPT® code(s) is/are reported for this procedure?