Which nursing intervention has priority when initiating a continuous epidural infusion with an opioid analgesic?

A glucagon emergency kit is prescribed for a client with type 1 diabetes mellitus. When should the nurse instruct the client and family that glucagon needs to be administered?

The nurse is teaching a client who has been diagnosed with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) about the antiretroviral medication regimen. Which statement provided by the client requires additional instruction by the nurse?

The nurse is caring for an adult client who is taking digoxin. Which laboratory value should be reported to the healthcare provider immediately?

Reference Range:
Sodium [Adult 136 to 145 mEq/L (136 to 145 mmol/L)]
Digoxin level (0.8 to 2.0 ng/mL (0.6 to 13 nmol/L)]
Potassium (K+) [Adult: 3.5 to 5.0 mEq/L (3.5 to 5.0 mmol/L)] 
Creatinine [0.5 to 1.1 mg/dL (44 to 97 μmol/L)]

A male client receives a scopolamine transdermal patch 2 hours before surgery. Four hours after surgery, the client tells the nurse that he is experiencing pain and asks why the patch is not working. Which action should the nurse take?

The client is a 75-year-old female admitted to the preoperative area to prepare for pacemaker insertion. Client reports she is having this done because her heart rate has been staying very low, she is always tired, and she has passed out once from low heart rate. Client has history of worsening symptomatic bradycardia. History of atrial fibrillation controlled. The nurse is preparing the client's plan of care. Select 4 findings that would indicate to the nurse that the administration of the vancomycin antibiotic would be safe to administer.

To control asthma, a client in a residential treatment facility uses a fluticasone propionate and salmeterol discus inhalation system, which provides an inhaled powdered form of these combined medications. Which instruction should the nurse provide to this client's caregivers?

The healthcare provider prescribes magnesium sulfate 300 mg/hour IV. The IV bag is contains magnesium sulfate 4 grams in dextrose 5% in water (DW) 500 mL. How many mL/hour should the nurse set the infusion pump? (Enter numerical value only. If rounding is required, round to the nearest tenth.)

A client who is taking an oral contraceptive receives a new prescription for erythromycin. Which instruction should the nurse provide to the client?

A male client is admitted for observation because he is reporting progressively increasing fatigue over the past month and a brief episode of dizziness that occurred today. He has a history of heartburn and indigestion that he self-treats with ibuprofen and antacids. Which assessment finding should the nurse report immediately to the healthcare provider?

Reference Ranges:
Hemoglobin (14 to 18 g/dL (8.7 to 11.2 mmol/L)]
Hematocrit [42% to 52% (0.42 to 0.52 volume fraction)]
Gastric pH [1.5 to 3.5]

The nurse is providing medication teaching to a client with bipolar disorder who receives a prescription for lithium carbonate. Which instruction should the nurse emphasize with the client?