A nurse is performing a preoperative drug history on a client who is admitted to the hospital for surgery. To evaluate the risk of hemorrhage, the nurse will ask the client about antiplatelet and anticoagulant medications as well as which dietary supplement?

A client who is recovering from total knee surgery is preparing for discharge. Which of these statements indicates the client needs further teaching?

A client has had emergency surgery for a ruptured appendix. Before surgery, the client was taking dexamethasone for three years. With the client's steroid use history, for which complication will the nurse monitor in the recovery phase?

A client who is receiving a final dose of intravenous cephalosporin complains of pain and irritation at the infusion site. The nurse observes signs of redness at the intravenous insertion site and along the vein. What is the nurse's action?

A client has been prescribed 81 mg of enteric coated aspirin every morning. Which of these statements by the client warrants further education?

Which of these statements best describes the concept of half-life?

The nurse is obtaining a history from a client who discloses daily use of St. John's Wort in addition to prescription drugs. Which effect of this dietary supplement would most concern the nurse?

In which situation would the nurse hold digoxin?

A client who is pregnant has a history of recurrent genital herpes virus. The client asks the nurse what will be done to suppress an outbreak when she is near term. What is the nurse's response?

The nurse reinforces instructions regarding when to take levothyroxine and determines teaching was effective when the client states the medication should be taken in which manner?

Which of these findings would cause the nurse to hold the administration of oral metoprolol 25 mg?