The physician orders Zestril 15 mg po daily for hypertension. The medication is supplied in 5-mg tablets. How many tablets will the nurse administer?

A nurse is assessing patient response to medications received. Which must the nurse know about these drugs to best evaluate whether the expected outcomes of the drug therapy have been achieved?

What should the nurse use when placing medication into a patient’s vaginal canal?

When administering medications, a nurse must know a client's medical history and pharmacokinetics of prescribed medications because most drugs are metabolized in the:

A nurse has an order to administer a schedule II drug to a patient. When working with medications of this type, the responsibility of the nurse is to:

A patient is scheduled to have biofeedback therapy for migraine headaches. On arrival to the clinic, the patient appears anxious and fearful and tells the nurse that she does not want electric shocks. The most reassuring response by the nurse is:

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

After administering a medication to a client, the nurse realizes that the client was given another client's drug. What must the nurse do next?

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

The nurse is reviewing medication errors. Which situation is an example of a medication error?

What is the generic name on the medication? (No medication specified; assuming a common example from context, e.g., Zestril.)