The nurse is caring for a client who has difficulty swallowing a large tablet of a prescribed drug. What action should the nurse take first?

How will the nurse administer a nitroglycerin sublingual tablet to the patient?

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

Which pain medication may be administered to the patient as needed?

Which patient would be a candidate for animal-assisted therapy?

After the nurse hands a client a medication, the client says, "What is this red tablet for? I have always taken a yellow pill." What is the most appropriate action for the nurse to take?

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?

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

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

The patient's respirations dropped from 14 breaths/minute to 8 breaths/minute after receiving a large dose of morphine. Which term accurately describes the patient's reaction to the morphine?

The patient's insurance company refuses to pay for the brand name formulation of a prescribed drug. Which formulation of the drug will the patient receive instead?