A client with asthma has been taking prednisone daily for two years and is now in the emergency department complaining of back pain.

An MRI of the spine shows a compression fracture of a vertebra.

Which adverse effect of prednisone is most likely associated with these findings?

A patient has been newly prescribed gentamicin 120mg, IM, once.

After reviewing the patient’s home medication list, which medication should the nurse be most concerned about?

A client comes to the clinic and reports that they stopped taking their prescribed steroids early because they felt much better. What side effect should the nurse anticipate in this client?

A client has just been prescribed prednisone.

Which of the following assessment findings could be attributed to this medication?

A patient is prescribed oral prednisone for an exacerbation of an autoimmune disease.

Which finding in the patient’s past medical history would contraindicate the use of prednisone?

A patient with liver failure has been admitted with hepatic encephalopathy and is prescribed lactulose every 2 hours. The patient is currently oriented and has had 6 loose, watery stools since 0700.

The 1400 dose of lactulose is due.

What should be the nurse’s next course of action?

A patient has been on antibiotic therapy for 2 weeks and reports watery diarrhea and abdominal cramps. What intervention should the nurse suggest to the healthcare provider?

The nurse is reconciling medications for a new client.

Given the current medications listed below, which assessment finding should the nurse be most concerned about? Current Home Medications: metoprolol 25 mg PO daily metformin 500 mg PO BID isoniazid 600 mg IM two times per week rifampin 600 mg PO Daily streptomycin 1 gram IM two times per week acetaminophen 1000 mg PO Q6 hours as needed for pain or fever

The nurse has provided education to a patient with diabetes who is starting on insulin injections.

The nurse asks the patient, “What should you do if your fasting blood glucose is 57 mg/dL?” Which response by the patient would indicate an understanding of the education provided?

A client is prescribed 8mg of ondansetron IV to manage the side effects of chemotherapy, specifically nausea and vomiting. When is the optimal time for the nurse to administer this medication?

A client with type 2 diabetes has been treated for severe bronchitis and has been on intravenous corticosteroids and antibiotics for the past week.

The bronchitis symptoms have resolved, but the nurse notes that the client’s blood glucose level is elevated. What is the most likely reason for this increase?