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:

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

Vistaril 75 mg IM is ordered for anxiety. Available: 50 mg/mL. How many milliliters will the nurse administer?

A nurse is preparing to administer an intramuscular injection for a client of average weight. At what angle would the nurse insert the needle?

Why does the nurse administer lorazepam intramuscularly (IM) to the patient rather than into the subcutaneous tissue?

The nurse explains that a drug may have several names. The trade name is the only name that can be:

A 25-year-old woman is visiting the prenatal clinic and shares with the nurse her desire to go "natural" with her pregnancy. She shows the nurse a list of herbal remedies that she wants to buy so that she can "avoid taking any drugs." Which statement by the nurse is correct?

The physician orders Ceclor 175 mg po for an ear infection. After reconstitution, the medication is available as 125 mg/5 mL. How many milliliters will the nurse administer?

The nurse is going to administer a medication that must be crushed for the patient to take it. This medication is best given to the patient by:

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?

A patient consumes 120 mL of orange juice and 120 mL of milk for breakfast, 260 mL of coffee for lunch, and 90 mL of an ice pop and 120 mL of ice cream for dinner. Calculate the intake for the 6 AM to 6 PM shift.