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?

The nurse is caring for a client who has an order for no food or drink by mouth and is receiving intravenous acyclovir. To prevent nephrotoxicity, what is the nurse's action?

The provider has ordered furosemide 10 mg PO stat. Furosemide is available in 20 mg/tablet. How many tablet(s) should the nurse administer?
(Record the answer to the tenth, or one decimal place. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)

A 50-year-old postmenopausal client who has had a hysterectomy has moderate to severe hot flashes and is discussing estrogen therapy with the nurse. What will the nurse tell the client regarding the side effects of estrogen therapy?

The nurse is scheduled to administer lispro insulin per sliding scale before meals. The serum blood glucose reading before lunch is 152 mg/dl. Given the following sliding scale, how much insulin lispro should be given before lunch? (Select the appropriate parameter.)

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?

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

Parents ask the nurse why an over-the-counter cough suppressant with sedative side effects is not recommended for infants. Which response by the nurse is correct?

A nurse is caring for a client and her newborn immediately after delivery. The client's medication history includes prenatal vitamins throughout pregnancy, one or two glasses of wine before knowing she was pregnant, occasional use of an albuterol inhaler in her last trimester, and intravenous morphine during labor. What is the nurse's most appropriate action?

A client, who just took his first dose of glipizide, is now experiencing tremors, pallor, and agitation. How should the nurse respond?

A nurse is giving discharge instructions to a client who is beginning theophylline. The nurse should tell the client that this medication might cause which of the following adverse effects?