The nurse is educating a client regarding the use of omeprazole. What statement by the client shows a proper understanding of how to take this medication?

Which of these statements best describes the concept of half-life?

A client with a new diagnosis of atrial fibrillation is receiving a continuous infusion of heparin. Which finding will the nurse report immediately?

Insulin glargine is prescribed for a hospitalized client who has diabetes. When will the nurse expect to administer this drug?

A nurse is reviewing the chart of an adult male client who has been taking oral androgens. Which assessment would warrant notifying the provider?

A client is taking a drug that has potential toxic side effects. What will the nurse do?

The nurse is talking with a new mother about medications that can be safely resumed now that she is no longer pregnant. All the following medications are contraindicated during pregnancy, but which one may be ingested while breastfeeding without causing known infant harm?

A client arrives in the emergency department with localized swelling of the lips and tongue. The client's medication list includes the following medications. Which of these medications does the nurse anticipate the provider discontinuing?

Parents ask the nurse why an over-the-counter cough suppressant with sedative side effects is not recommended for infants. Which response by the nurse is correct?

The nurse is doing discharge teaching with the parent of an asthmatic child who will be going home on steroids. Which of these comments by the parent would indicate an accurate understanding of discharge teaching regarding these medications?

A client has had emergency surgery for a ruptured appendix. Before surgery, the client was taking dexamethasone for three years. With the client's steroid use history, for which complication will the nurse monitor in the recovery phase?