A Nurse is caring for a client recieving gentamycin.for which of the following should the nurse monitor the client?
-Tinitus
A Nurse is
... [Show More] reenforcing discharge teaching with the client who has a new diagnosis of type 2 diabetes mellitus and a prescription of exenatide of the following instructions should the nurse include in the teaching?
-inject the medication into subcutaneous tissue of your abdomen
A nurse is preparing to dminister digoxin to client.For which of the following findings should the nurse to withhold the medication?
-apical pulse 54/min
A nurse is preparing to administer medication to a client.Which of the following client identifiers should the nurse use to verify that the correct client is recieving the medication? (SATA)
-Date of birth
-Room number
-Name
A nurse is collecting a medication history from the parent of a preschooler who comes to the clinic for routine immunization....For which of of the following findings should the nurse withold the varicella immunization?
Recieving treatment for leukemia
A nurse is reviewing the laboratory values of a client who is taking warfarin for treatment of deep-vein thrombosis.Which of the following findings should indicate to the nurse that the medication is effective?
INR 2.5
A nurse is caring for a client who has a new diagnosis of schizoprenia.which of the following medication should the nurse expect to administer?
Respiridone
A nurse is caring for a client who has taking epoetin alfa for 3 months. Which of the following laboratory test should the nurse monitor to determine the effectiveness of the medication?
-Hgb
and Nurse is preparing to mix NPH insulin and regular insulim for adminstration. Whicever the following action should the nurse take?
-inject air into each vial
and nurse is collecting data from a client who has a new prescription for warfarin. Which of the following medication in the client's history should the nurse report to theh provider?
-aspirin
a nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client who has a prescription of phenytoin. Which of the following findings should the nurse include the sudden adverse effect of phenytoin?
gingival hyperplasia
a nurse who is preparing to administer medicatoins to a client is unfamiliar with the medicatoin that the client takes at home. Which of the following resources should the nurse consult?
nursing drug guide
a nurse is caring for a client who has a prescription of cephalexin 1 g PO daily to be given in divided doses every 6 hr available is cephalexin 250 mg tablets. How many tablets should the nurse adminster with each does? (road the answer to the nearest whole number. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)
1 tablet
a nurse is caring for a client who is postoperative following Arthroscopy and erports a joint pain level of 6 on a scale of 0 to 10 after receiving ketorolac 1 hr ago. Which of the following action should the nurse take?
administer oxycodone 5 mg orally
a nurse is reinforcing teaching with a new licensed nurse about administration of meoprolol. Which of the following findings should the nurse identify as a contraindication for this medication?
-sinus brady cardia
a nurse is caring for a client who has hyperlipidemia and has been taking rosuvastatin for the past year. The client tells the nurse that he has been experiencing muscle tenderness. Which of the following laboratory values should the nurse review?
-serum potassium
a nurse is monitoring a client who recently began lisinopril for hypertension. Then there should identify that which of the following findings is an adverse effect of the medication to report to the provider?
-persistent cough
a nurse is reinforcing reaching aboutt he rights of medication administration to a newly licensed nurse. Then there should include which of the following as rights of medication administration? (SATA)
-right time
-right documentation
-right medication
-right dose
a nurse is preparing to administer the hepatitis B vaccine IM to a 2-month-old infant. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
administer the vaccinen in the vastus lateralis
a nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client who has a new prescription of furosemide. Which of the following shold the nurse include as an adverse effect of the medication that the client should erport to the provider?
-visual disturbances
a nurse is preparing to adminster phenobarbital 3mg/kg/day PO in two divided doses to a client who weighs 145 lbs. the amount avilable is phenobarbital 100mg/tablet. how many tablets should the nurse administer per dose? (road the answer to the nearest whole number. use a leading zero if it applies. do not use a trailing zeros.)
1 tablet
a nurse is collecting data on a client prior to administering digoxin. for which of the following findings shold the nurse withhold the medication?
-apical pulse 52/min
a nurse is reinforcing teaching with the family of a client who is to start therapy with risperidone. which the following therapeutic effects should the nurse instruct the family to expect?
improve social interaction
a nurse is reviewing the laboratory values of a client who is taking atorvastatin. Then there should identify that a change in which of the following laboratory values indicates an adverse effect of the medication?
-creatinine kinase
a nurse is reinforcing teaching with eight client who has a new prescription for verapamil PO. which of the following beverages should the nurse recommend avoiding while taking this medication?
grapefruit juice
a nurse is reviewing the medical record of a client who has a new prescription for celecoxib to treat oseoarthiritis. which of the following should then nurse recognize as a contraindication for this medication?
-sulfonamide allergy
and there sis caring for a client who is receiving heparin therapy. If the client requires a reversal of the effect of heparin. which of the following medications should the nurse expect the provider to prescribe?
protamine
a nurse is collecting data from a client who has been taking diazepam several times per day but recently ran out of the meidication. which of the following findings should the nurse ercognize as a manifestation of withdrawal from diazepam?
-tremors
a nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client who has a prescription of omeprazole. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include in the teaching?
-notify your privider if you develop diarrhea
a nurse is caring for a client who has a prescription of morphine 4mg IM stat. the medicatoin is dispensed in a 5mg/mL prefilled syringe. Which of the folllowing action should the nurse take?
-discard medication witha second nurse as a witness
a nurse is reifnorcing teaching about the iPLEDGE program with a female client who has a new prescription for isotretinoin. the nurse should tell the client that which of the following is a requirement of the program?
-sexually active female client must use two forms of birth control during treatment
a nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client who has a new prescription of prednisone to treat rheumatoid arthritis. We share with the father who statement shold indicate to the nurse that the client understands the teaching?
-I will report a sore throat to my provider
a nurse is preparing to administer an insulin injection for a client. which of the following action should the nurse take?
insert the needle into the right thigh at a 90* angle
a nurse is caring for a client who started taking amitriptyline 6 days ago. The client reports that the medication is not helping. Which of the following responses should the nurse take?
-you will need to take this medicaton on an empty stomach for it to be more effective
a nurse is assisting in the care of a client who is receiving morphine via a continuous epidural infusion. which of the following findings should the nurse report to the provider immediately?
-respiratory rate 10/min
a nurse is caring for a client who has chronic hypertension. The clilent's morning vital sign includes BP 140 / 80 mm Hg. heart rate 54/min, and respiratory rate 18/min. which of the folliwng medications should the nurse plan to withold?
-atenolol
a nurse is collecting data from a client who is taking chlorpromazine. which of the following the highest priority finding?
dry mouth
a nurse is monitoring a client following the adminstration of an oral glucose solution for the treatment of hyoglycemia. Which of the following findings indicates that the client is continuing to experience hypoglycemia?
-polyuria
a nurse is reinforcing teaching witha client who had a recent myocardia infraction nad has a new prescription for low dose aspirin therapy. which of the following instrcutions should the nurse include?
-take the medication with a sip of water
a nurse is collecting data from a client who reports nausea and has vomited clear emesis. which of the following medications should the nurse administer?
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