Which variables can help determine the client's response to a drug? (Select all that apply.)

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

Which of these findings would cause the nurse to hold the administration of oral metoprolol 25 mg?

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?

A client who has erectile dysfunction asks a nurse whether sildenafil would be a suitable medication. Which aspect of this client's history would be of most concern?

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

The diabetic client receives an injection of insulin glargine. What is the duration of insulin glargine?

A nurse is caring for a client and her newborn immediately after delivery. The client's medication history includes prenatal vitamins throughout pregnancy, one or two glasses of wine before knowing she was pregnant, occasional use of an albuterol inhaler in her last trimester, and intravenous morphine during labor. What is the nurse's most appropriate action?

The nurse is scheduled to administer lispro insulin per sliding scale before meals. The serum blood glucose reading before lunch is 152 mg/dl. Given the following sliding scale, how much insulin lispro should be given before lunch? (Select the appropriate parameter.)

What should the nurse include in a client's discharge teaching when going home with a prescription for digoxin 0.125 mg by mouth once daily?