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

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 of the following drug orders will provide the fastest pain relief for the patient?

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

To ensure the nurse administers medications to the right client, which method of identification is most appropriate?

Which nursing action is appropriate when pulling the plunger of the syringe back prior to administering medication and blood is aspirated in the syringe?

The best method to verify "the right patient" in an unconscious client is to:

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

After receiving Nembutal PO at bedtime, a client is wide awake all night instead of going to sleep. What kind of adverse reaction to a drug does this situation represent?

Which is the priority action of the nurse immediately after administration of an intramuscular injection?

During a period of time when the computerized medication order system was down, the prescriber wrote admission orders, and the nurse is transcribing them. The nurse is having difficulty transcribing one order because of the prescriber's handwriting. Which is the best action for the nurse to take at this time?