A nurse caring for a client who has hypertension and asks the nurse about a prescription for propranolol. The nurse should inform inform the client that
... [Show More] this medication is contraindicated in clients who have a history of which of the following conditions?
A: Asthma
B. Glaucoma
C. cancer
D. Insomnia
Rationale: levothroxine overdose will result in manifestation of hyperthyroidism, which include insomnia, tachycardia, and hyperthermia
A nurse is assessing a client who is taking levothyroxine. The nurse should recognize that which of the following findings is a manifestation of levothyroxine overdose?
A. Insomnia
B. Constipation
C. Drowsiness
D. Check the client’s vital signs
A nurse is caring for four clients. After administering morning medications, she realizes that the nifedipine prescribed for one client was inadvertently administered to another client. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?
A. Notify the client's provider
B. Check the patient’s vitals
C. Assess another patient
D. Bananas
Rationale: the nurse should determine that bananas are the best food source to recommend because 1 cup of bananas contains 806 mg of potassium.
A nurse is providing dietary teaching for a client who takes furosemide. The nurse should recommend which of the following foods as the best source of potassium?
A. Banana
B. Cooked carrots
C. Cheddar cheese
D. 2% milk
Rationale: this allows good in a small blood vessel to appear, an indication that the nurse should withdraw the needle and prepare a fresh injection.
A nurse is preparing to use the Z- track technique to administer a medication to a client. Which of the following is an appropriate action during this procedure?
A. Pull the skin 1.3 cm (1/2 inch) to the side
B. Insert the needle slowly and gently
C. use a 45 angle of insertion
D. aspirate for 5 to 10 seconds.
Rationale: headache is a common adverse effect of ondansetron. Analgesic relief is often required.
A nurse is caring for a client who has cancer and a new prescription for ondansetron to treat chemotherapy induced nausea. For which of the following adverse effects should the nurse monitor?
A. Headache
B. dependent edema
C. Polyuria
D. Photosensitivity
Rationale: Use of glucocorticoids by metered dose inhaler can allow a fungal [Show Less]