A client enters the emergency department with suspected exposure to anthrax. The physician confirms this suspicion and orders the client an antibiotic. Which medication would the nurse expect the physician to order?

A nurse is preparing to administer 400 mL of 0.9% sodium chloride IV over 8 hr. The drop factor of the manual IV tubing is 60 gtt/mL. The nurse should set the manual IV infusion to deliver how many gtt/min? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)

A client enters the emergency department with suspected exposure to anthrax. The physician confirms this suspicion and orders the client an antibiotic. Which medication would the nurse expect the physician to order?

The nurse is instructing a client who has been prescribed tetracycline (Sumycin). What should the nurse advise this client to avoid while taking this medication?

The term "virulence" refers to:

Which of the following is the goal of monitoring peak and trough levels during antibacterial therapy?

A nurse is preparing a presentation for coworkers about the various herbal remedies clients might report using. Which of the following should she include as an herbal supplement clients might use to treat menopause-related hot flashes?

The nurse is admitting a client to the acute care floor with methicillin-resistant S. aureus. The nurse would expect the physician to order which of the following medications for the client?

When asked if there are any regulatory controls on herbal or dietary supplements, the nurse responds to the client by informing him that herbal and dietary supplements are regulated by the:

A patient at a rehabilitation center is prescribed erythromycin. The nurse is reviewing the patient's medication list, checking to see if there are medications that should not be taken with this antibiotic. One medication is found. What medication should not be taken with erythromycin?

A nurse is caring for a client who just received a dose of IV ampicillin. Which of the following client reactions requires priority intervention by the nurse?