A 25-year-old woman is visiting the prenatal clinic and shares with the nurse her desire to go "natural" with her pregnancy. She shows the nurse a list of herbal remedies that she wants to buy so that she can "avoid taking any drugs." Which statement by the nurse is correct?

How will the nurse administer a nitroglycerin sublingual tablet to the patient?

The technique in which the practitioner alters body energy fields by passing his hands over the patient to determine where tensions exist is the practice of:

The patient's respirations dropped from 14 breaths/minute to 8 breaths/minute after receiving a large dose of morphine. Which term accurately describes the patient's reaction to the morphine?

Which nursing action is appropriate when pulling the plunger of the syringe back prior to administering medication and blood is aspirated in the syringe?

When administering medications, a nurse must know a client's medical history and pharmacokinetics of prescribed medications because most drugs are metabolized in the:

In addition to the dorsogluteal and ventrogluteal muscles, which of these sites can safely be used for intramuscular injections?

The nurse explains that a drug may have several names. The trade name is the only name that can be:

The nurse is going to administer a medication that must be crushed for the patient to take it. This medication is best given to the patient by:

A nurse is assessing patient response to medications received. Which must the nurse know about these drugs to best evaluate whether the expected outcomes of the drug therapy have been achieved?

The physician orders Ceclor 175 mg po for an ear infection. After reconstitution, the medication is available as 125 mg/5 mL. How many milliliters will the nurse administer?