The nurse admits to the clinic a 7-month-old infant whose parents report that the baby has not had a bowel movement in 4 days.
What is the nurse’s best action?

A client with type 2 diabetes presents at the clinic for a routine follow-up appointment. The client asks the nurse whether he or she can take the herbal supplement ginseng.
What is the correct response by the nurse?

The nurse is reviewing medication prescriptions.
Which is an appropriate dosage and frequency of cimetidine?

For which client would the use of a phenothiazine most likely be contraindicated?

A client presents at the clinic with a dry nonproductive cough. The client is diagnosed with bronchitis, and it has been determined that assistance is needed in thinning the sputum so the cough can become productive.
What does the nurse expect the provider will prescribe?

A client who is prone to motion sickness is going on a fishing trip on a boat and has been prescribed an antiemetic.
What action should the nurse recommend?

The nurse is caring for a client newly diagnosed with hypothyroidism. The client also takes theophylline to control asthma symptoms.
What change may need to be made to the client’s theophylline dose?

A nurse is providing client education to a client who has had corticosteroids prescribed.
What drug should the nurse teach the client to avoid while taking the corticosteroids?

The nurse is providing discharge teaching for a client prescribed prednisone to be taken on alternate days. The client asks why he cannot just take half a pill every day.
What rationale should the nurse describe?

What statement by a client who is to take an antitussive with codeine indicates that the nurse’s teaching has been effective?

The nurse is caring for a client with neurogenic diabetes insipidus and administers what drug to treat the condition.