A patient has an order for a subcutaneous injection of insulin. The nurse will prepare to give this injection into which of the following tissues?

A nurse has prepared the 9:00 AM client medications for administration but is called off the unit briefly. Who can distribute these medications to clients?

The physician orders Salagen 10 mg po twice a day for dry eyes. The medication is supplied in 5-mg tablets. How many tablets will the nurse administer?

The best method to verify "the right patient" in an unconscious client is to:

The patient's respirations dropped from 14 breaths/minute to 8 breaths/minute after receiving a large dose of morphine. Which term accurately describes the patient's reaction to the morphine?

A nurse is preparing to administer a tablet to the patient. When should the nurse remove the medication from its unit dose package?

The patient has Levaquin 500 mg ordered once daily. The Levaquin is available in 100 mL of NS and should infuse over 1 hour. Using tubing with a 60 gtt/mL drop factor, how many drops per minute should the Levaquin be infused?

A nurse is administering a dose of insulin to a patient. To practice nursing safely and effectively, the nurse should:

When administering a medication, a nurse should check the label on the drug container against the MAR when removing the drug container from the client's medication drawer, when removing the drug from the medication container, and:

When administering medications, a nurse must know a client's medical history and pharmacokinetics of prescribed medications because most drugs are metabolized in the:

Which patient would be a candidate for animal-assisted therapy?