The nurse is caring for a client in the medical-surgical unit.

Exhibits

The nurse is considering administering a medication for the client's concern of constipation. Which of the following medication is indicated for constipation? Select the best option from the drop-down list to best answer the question.

Read the scenario and select the correct answers to complete the sentence:

Postoperative Medication Teaching

The nurse is performing postoperative medication teaching to an older mate client after a minor procedure to remove a superficial cyst on his upper back. The client is curious about the movement of the medication through his body and asks the nurse the name of the concept in which the medication moves from the site of administration, across body membranes, and to the circulating funds/bloodstream

The client is curious about the movement of the medication through his body. The client asks the nurse the name of the concept in which the medication moves from the site of administration, across body membranes, and to the circulating fluids/bloodstream.
How should the nurse best respond to explain this pharmacokinetic concept? 

Which of the following phases of pharmacokinetics is described as the removal of the drug or its metabolites through the kidneys, gastrointestinal tract, skin, or lungs?

A nurse is monitoring a client who is receiving spironolactone (Aldactone). Which of the following findings should the nurse report to the provider?

A nurse is preparing an in-service about potassium-wasting diuretics. Which of the following medications is a diuretic has a complication of hypokalemia?

You are caring for a new client that got admitted to the unit for abdominal pain. The client takes levothyroxine (Synthroid) at home. The nurse understands that the client is taking levothyroxine (Synthroid) to treat which of the following conditions?

The nurse is managing care for a client on the medical unit.

The health care provider prescribes testosterone (Depo-testosterone) via the intramuscular (IM) route for this client to treat hypogonadism. Which of the following sites should the nurse administer this medication? Drag and drop the word from the choices below to best answer the question.

Appropriate site to administer this medication:

The nurse is considering administering a medication for the client's concern of diarrhea. Which of the following medications is indicated to decrease diarrhea?

A nurse is providing an in-service on the complications of overdosing on morphine, such as the opioid toxicity triad. Which of the following signs and symptoms should the nurse include in her in-service about opioid toxicity triad?

A client is newly diagnosed with erectile dysfunction and has been prescribed sildenafil (Viagra). Which of the following statements should the nurse NOT include in her client education about sildenafil (Viagra)? (Select All That Apply.).

The client has been prescribed acetylsalicylic acid (Aspirin) by the healthcare provider. However, the client is not sure about the uses of aspirin. What of the following are the appropriate indications for aspirin? (Select All That Apply.).