A nurse is caring for a client who has osteoporosis and a new prescription for alendronate. Which of the following should the nurse assess prior to initiating therapy?

A nurse is providing teaching to a client who has a new prescription for folic acid. The client states, “I thought that was only given during pregnancy.”. Which of the following statements should the nurse make?

A nurse is providing teaching to a client who has a new prescription for allopurinol to treat gout. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include in the teaching?

A nurse is caring for a client who has benign prostate hyperplasia (BPH) and a new prescription for doxazosin IR. Which of the following actions should the nurse plan to take first?

A nurse is preparing to administer ketorolac 30 mg IM to a client who is postoperative.

Available is ketorolac 15 mg/mL. How many mL should the nurse administer? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number.

Use a leading zero if it applies.

Do not use a trailing zero.)

A nurse is caring for a 40-year-old male client in the postanesthesia care unit (PACU) following abdominal surgery.

Complete the following sentence by using the list of options provided.

The nurse should first address the client’s:

A nurse is caring for a client who requires a transfusion of one unit of packed RBCs. The nurse receives the following prescription: “Diphenhydramine 50 mg by mouth once, one hour prior to transfusion.”. The nurse should identify this as which of the following types of prescription?

A nurse is caring for a client who has been taking lisinopril for several months. The nurse should plan to check which of the following laboratory values to monitor for adverse effects of the medication?

A nurse is performing an assessment on a client who has been taking verapamil as prescribed for two months. Which of the following findings should the nurse identify as adverse effects of this medication? (Select all that apply.)

A nurse is preparing to administer medications to a client who has type 1 diabetes mellitus. The client takes lispro insulin and has a new prescription for pramlintide. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?

A nurse in the emergency department is caring for a client who has been experiencing profuse vomiting and watery diarrhea for the past 24 hours. The client reports muscle weakness and palpitations. Based on these findings, the client is at greatest risk for developing which of the following conditions?