The nurse is caring for a client with atrial fibrillation who receives a prescription for warfarin. The international normalized ratio (INR) is 2.8. Which action should the nurse take?

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 glargine to start working in

A male client who has been taking a high dose of a nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drug (NSAID) comes to the clinic reporting gastric pain and blood in his stool. The healthcare provider discontinues the NSAIDs and prescribes esomeprazole. Which information should the nurse include in this client's teaching plan?

A client with a history of anaphylactic reaction to penicillin receives a prescription for cephalexin 500 mg PO twice daily. Which action should the nurse take?

A female client with mild depression reports to the nurse recently starting St. John's wort. Which information provided by the client requires further instruction?

A client receives a prescription for a secondary infusion of IV erythromycin 1 gram in 200 mL dextrose 5% in water (D5W) to be infused in 90 minutes. The nurse should program the infusion pump to deliver how many mL/hour? (Enter the numerical value only. If rounding is required, round to the nearest whole number.)

A client is scheduled for a spiral computed tomography (CT) scan with contrast to evaluate for pulmonary embolism. Which information in the client's history requires follow-up by the nurse?

It is 1800, and the client has a scheduled dose of insulin glargine due. The client has a regular diet tray ordered with 60 carbohydrates. The tray has not yet arrived in the room.

For each nursing action below, click to specify if the action is indicated, contraindicated or nonessential. Each row must have one option selected.

During a home visit, the nurse assesses a client with Alzheimer's disease who recently started a new prescription for rivastigmine. The caregiver reports that the client seems to be thinking more clearly but is not sleeping well at night. Which action should the nurse take?

An older client with heart failure (HF), coronary artery disease (CAD), and hypertension (HTN), is receiving these daily prescriptions: atenolol, furosemide, and enalapril. Which assessments should the nurse include in evaluating the effectiveness of the medications? (Select all that apply.)

A client with a history of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) receives a new prescription for an ipratropium inhaler. Which action indicates to the nurse that additional teaching is needed?