A primary health-care provider prescribes a medication that must be administered transdermal. Which information about the route of administration does the nurse understand is related to a drug prescribed to be administered transdermal?

In addition to the dorsogluteal and ventrogluteal muscles, which of these sites can safely be used for intramuscular injections?

An arthritic patient will be discharged home with a variety of medications. The best way for the home health nurse to assist the patient who lives alone in taking his medications is to:

The nurse administering medications to a client is aware that the primary reason that most drugs are administered orally is because the oral route:

The patient's insurance company refuses to pay for the brand name formulation of a prescribed drug. Which formulation of the drug will the patient receive instead?

Which pain medication may be administered to the patient as needed?

When preparing medications for delivery to an assigned patient, the nurse should check each medication for accuracy of drug and dose:

The physician gives orders to infuse 1 unit (250 mL) of packed red blood cells over 4 hours. Calculate the flow rate in milliliters per hour.

Using the label, what is the trade name of the medication? (No label provided; assuming Zestril from prior context.)

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?

Which assessment finding indicates that the patient is at risk from polypharmacy? (Select all that apply.)