The patient crushes extended-release pain medication tablets in order to obtain relief immediately. Which term describes the action of this patient?

The patient crushes extended-release pain medication tablets in order to obtain relief immediately. Which term describes the action of this patient?

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?

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

Which statement is correct about patient tolerance to medications?

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

A client is to receive a medication at 9:00 A.M. To prevent a medication error by administering at the incorrect time, the nurse can administer the medication anytime between:

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

The physician orders vancomycin 500 mg in 250 mL of D5W IVPB daily to infuse over 2 hours. Tubing drop factor is 15 gtts/mL. Calculate the flow rate in drops per minute.

The graduate nurse is aware that the count of the unit's narcotics and controlled substances at the change of shifts should involve:

The nurse caring for a patient without any religious affiliation who was admitted 2 days ago with a severe gastrointestinal infection encounters the hospital chaplain who wants to pray with the patient. The most appropriate response by the nurse is: