When monitoring a client who is taking a cholinergic drug, the nurse will watch for which cardiovascular effect?

A nurse is caring for a male client who has peripheral vascular disease (PVC)), is taking dietary supplements, and has a new prescription for warfarin. The nurse should instruct the client to stop which of the following supplements prior to starting the warfarin? (Select all that apply.)

A client has excessive and painful gas. The nurse checks the client's medication orders and prepares to administer which drug for this problem?

A gardener needs a decongestant because of seasonal allergy problems and asks the nurse whether he should take an oral form or a nasal spray. Which of these is a benefit of orally administered decongestants?

During a client's therapy with interleukins, the nurse monitors the client for capillary leak syndrome. Which assessment finding, if present, would indicate this problem?

A nurse is providing teaching to a client who has asthma and a new prescription for inhaled beclomethasone. Which of the following instructions should the nurse provide?

When evaluating a client's use of a metered-dose inhaler (MDI), the nurse notes that the client is unable to coordinate the activation of the inhaler with her breathing. What intervention is most appropriate at this time?

A client will be discharged with a 1 week supply of an opioid analgesic for pain management after abdominal surgery. The nurse will include which information in the teaching plan?

A client tells the nurse that he is having nausea and decreased appetite during drug therapy with a tetracycline antibiotic. Which statement is the nurse's best advice to the client?

A nurse is preparing to infuse a 250-mL unit of packed RBCs over 2 hr. The drop factor of the manual IV tubing is I5 gtts/mL. The nurse should adjust the flow rate to deliver how many drops per minute? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)

Before administering any medication, what is the nurse's priority action regarding client safety?