A nurse is providing teaching to a client who has peptic ulcer disease and is to start a new prescription for sucralfate. Which of the following actions
... [Show More] of sucralfate should the nurse include in the teaching?
Forms a protective barrier over ulcers
A nurse is providing teaching for a client who has multiple sclerosis and a new prescription for methylprednisolone. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include? (SATA)
A.Blood glucose levels will be monitored during therapy. B.Avoid contact with people who have known infections.
C.Grapefruit juice can increase the effects of this medication.
Brainpower
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A nurse is providing discharge teaching about handling medication to a client who is to continue taking oral transmucosal fentanyl raspberry flavored lozenges on a stick. Which of the following information should the nurse include in the teaching?
Store unused medication sticks in a storage container.
A nurse is reviewing the ECG of a client who is receiving IV furosemide for heart failure. The nurse should identify which of the following as an indication of hypokalemia?
Presence of U-waves
The nurse is caring for a client who has cancer and is taking oral morphine and docusate sodium. The nurse should instruct the client that takin the docusate sodium daily can minimize which of the following adverse effects of morphine?
Constipation
A nurse is planning care for a client who is receiving mannitol via IV continuous infusion. The nurse should monitor the client for which of the following adverse effects?
Bibasilar crackles
A nurse is providing teaching to a client who has gastric ulcer and a new prescription for ranitidine. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include?
"Report yellowing of the skin."
A nurse is assessing a client after administering a second dose of cefazolin IV. The nurse notes the client has anxiety, hypotension, and dyspnea. Which of the following medications should the nurse administer first?
Epinephrine
A nurse is planning care for a client who has hypertension and is to start taking metoprolol. Which of the following interventions should the nurse include in the plan of care?
Determine apical pulse prior to administering
A nurse is preparing to administer ciprofloxacin 15 mg/kg PO every 12 hr to a child who weighs 44 lb. How many mg should the nurse administer per dose?
300 mg
A nurse in an emergency department is caring for a client whose family reports the client has taken large amounts of diazepam. Which of the following medications should the nurse anticipate administering?
Flumazenil
A nurse is reviewing laboratory results for a client who is receiving heparin via continuous IV infusion for DVT. The nurse should discontinue the medication infusion for which of the following client findings?
Platelets 96,000
A nurse is reviewing the medication administration record of a client who has hypocalcemia and a new prescription for IV calcium gluconate. The nurse should identify that which of the following medications can interact with calcium gluconate?
Digoxin
A Nurse administers a dose of metformin to a client instead of the prescribed dose of metoclopramide. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?
Check the client's blood glucose [Show Less]