A patient is prescribed erythromycin for an infection.

What medication should the nurse instruct the patient to avoid while on erythromycin?

A patient is scheduled for surgery this morning and the nurse is administering the morning medications.

Which scheduled morning medication should the nurse withhold and not administer on the morning of surgery?

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 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?

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

A client is prescribed milk of magnesia.

After reviewing the client’s lab results, which potential electrolyte imbalance is the nurse concerned about?

The nurse is to administer insulin to a diabetic client. The finger stick blood glucose is 128.

The client has 4 units of insulin lispro scheduled with meals in addition to the following adjustments scale. How many units of insulin will the nurse administer?

A client who has recently been prescribed Sucralfate makes which statement that indicates they need more education about their medication?

The nurse is preparing to administer the first dose of an antibiotic to a patient admitted for pneumonia. What is the most important action to take prior to administering the antibiotic?

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 administered famotidine.

Which observation would suggest that the medication has not had its intended effect?