Exhibits

The provider would like the client to continue with the captopril dose and restart the spironolactone. The provider wants the client to return to the clinic in 6 weeks with lab work done.

What 2 labs would be most appropriate for this client to complete on their return visit?

Patient Data

Choose the most likely options for the information missing from the statement(s) by selecting from the lists of options provided.

The nurse should expect for the insulin lispro to start working at

The nurse is providing instructions about a client's new medications. How should the nurse explain the purpose of probenecid, a uricosuric drug?

History and Physical

The client is a 26-year-old female with acute appendicitis. She has a 12-year history of type 1 diabetes and no other significant medical histor The appendectomy was completed without issue, and the client will be admitted to the surgical floor to recover.

For each nursing action below, click to specify if the action is indicated, contraindicated or non-essential.

Prior to administering the evening dose of carbamazepine, the nurse notes that the client's morning carbamazepine level was 8.4 mcg/L (35.6 mcmol/L). Which action should the nurse take?

Carbamazepine level [Reference Range: 4 to 12 mcg/mL or 16.9 to 50.8 mcmol/L]

The nurse notifies the provider that the client is having trouble remembering to take his second dose of captopril.

Which ACE inhibitors can be given only once per day? Select all that apply.

After receiving five doses of filgrastim, the nurse notes that the client's white blood cell count has increased from 2,500/mm3 (2.5 x 109/L) to 5,000/mm3 (5 x 10°/L). Which action should the nurse implement?

White Blood Cell (WBC) [Reference Range: 5000 to 10,000/mm3 (5 to 10 x 109/L)]

The nurse is planning care for a client with major depression who is receiving a new prescription for duloxetine. Which information is most important for the nurse to obtain?

For each instruction, click to indicate whether the instructions given by the nurse are indicated or contraindicated to prepare for the client's first dose of captopril.

A male client with a history of heart failure (HF) complains of heartburn when he lies down after dinner.

The home health nurse should encourage the client to talk to the healthcare provider about using which over-the-counter medication to relieve this problem?

A client with heart failure (HF) develops hyperaldosteronism and spironolactone is prescribed.

Which instruction should the nurse include in this client's plan of care?