A patient who was injured in a motor vehicle accident has hypovolemic shock due to excess blood loss. The laboratory reports show that the patient has anemia. What will the nurse expect the provider to order?

Which assessment finding in an adult patient requires immediate nursing action?

For what signs and symptoms of overdose does the nurse monitor after administering a hypertonic saline solution to a patient who has severe hyponatremia?

The nurse is caring for a patient who has a deficiency in clotting factor. Which product is used in such a patient?

A patient who has just undergone surgery exhibits tachycardia and a hemoglobin level of 9 g/100 mL. Which fluid therapy will the nurse expect to administer?

Which food will the nurse recommend for a patient who has hypokalemia?

A child is prescribed methylphenidate (Ritalin) to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). The parent expresses concern about using a controlled substance to treat ADHD and asks the nurse about using a noncontrolled substance. The nurse knows ADHD can be treated with which noncontrolled substance?

A patient diagnosed with narcolepsy is prescribed a central nervous system (CNS) stimulant. Which statement best describes the action of CNS stimulants?

The nurse explains to a patient that using caffeine may exacerbate which health condition?

Which instructions should the nurse discuss to reduce the gastrointestinal (GI) adverse effects of orlistat (Xenical)?

The nurse has given medication instructions to a patient receiving phenytoin (Dilantin). Which statement by the patient indicates that the patient has an adequate understanding?

When teaching a patient about taking a newly prescribed antiepileptic drug (AED) at home, the nurse will include which instruction?

A patient has a 9-year history of a seizure disorder that has been managed well with oral phenytoin (Dilantin) therapy. He is to be NPO (consume nothing by mouth) for surgery in the morning. What will the nurse do about his morning dose of phenytoin?

A patient is experiencing status epilepticus. The nurse prepares to give which drug of choice for the treatment of this condition?

Phenytoin (Dilantin) has a narrow therapeutic index. The nurse recognizes that this characteristic means that

A patient has been taking selegiline (Eldepryl), 20 mg/day for 1 month. Today, during his office visit, he tells the nurse that he forgot and had a beer with dinner last evening, and "felt awful." What did the patient most likely experience?

A patient has been given a prescription for levodopa-carbidopa (Sinemet) for her newly diagnosed Parkinson's disease. She asks the nurse, "Why are there two drugs in this pill?" The nurse's best response reflects which fact?

A patient has been treated with antiparkinson medications for 3 months. What therapeutic responses should the nurse look for when assessing this patient?

In caring for a patient experiencing ethanol withdrawal, the nurse expects to administer which medication or medication class as treatment for this condition?

Patient teaching for a patient receiving an MAOI would include instructions to the patient to avoid which food product?

The nurse is giving medications to a patient. Which drug or drug class, when administered w/lithium, increases the risk for lithium toxicity?

When doing an admission drug history, the nurse notes that the patient has a prescription for lithium (Lithobid). The nurse suspects that this patient has been diagnosed with which condition?

A patient diagnosed with depression is being discharged with a prescription for TCAs after no improvement of symptoms on an SSRI. Which instruction should the nurse include about this new medication?

a newly admitted patient reports a penicillin allergy. The prescriber has ordered a second generation cephalosporin as part of the therapy. which nursing action is appropriate?

the nurse is reviewing the orders for a patient who has been admitted for treatment of pneumonia. The antibiotic orders include an order for doxycycline. however the patient is asked about his allergies, he lists doxycycline as one of them. what is the nurses priority action

Which adverse effect can result if tetracycline is administered to children younger than 8 years of age?

Which information should the nurse include in discharge teaching for a client prescribed doxycycline (Vibramycin)?

Bacterial resistance to antibiotics can occur with which situations?

Nurse is administering IV Acyclovir (zovirax) to a patient with a viral infection. Which admin technique is correct?

The nurse checks the patient's laboratory work prior to administering a dose of vancomycin (Vancocin) and finds that the trough vancomycin level is 24 mcg/mL. What will the nurse do next?

The nurse would monitor which laboratory values in a patient receiving intravenous gentamicin (Garamycin)?

A 79-year-old patient is receiving a quinolone as treatment for a complicated incision infection. The nurse will monitor for which adverse effect that is associated with these drugs?

When a patient is on aminoglycoside therapy, the nurse will monitor the patient for which indicators of potential toxicity?

The nurse is administering a vancomycin (Vancocin) infusion. Which measure is appropriate for the nurse to implement in order to reduce complications that may occur with this drug's administration?

During antibiotic therapy, the nurse will monitor closely for signs and symptoms of a hypersensitivity reaction. Which of these assessment findings may be an indication of a hypersensitivity reaction? (Select all that apply.)

When reviewing the allergy history of a patient, the nurse notes that the patient is allergic to penicillin. Based on this finding, the nurse would question an order for which class of antibiotics?

What are important for the nurse to monitor in a client receiving an antifungal medication? (Select all that apply.)

The nurse is giving medications to a patient. Which drug or drug class, when administered w/lithium, increases the risk for lithium toxicity?

An intravenous dose of midazolam (Versed) has been prescribed for a patient before a colonoscopy. The nurse informs the patient that one of the most common adverse effects of this medication is what effect?

A hospitalized patient is complaining of having difficulty sleeping. Which action will the nurse take first to address this problem?

A patient has been admitted to the ER because of an overdose of an oral benzodiazepine. He is very drowsy but still responsive. The nurse will prepare for which immediate intervention?

What is another approved and indicated use for bupropion (Zyban), A second-generation antidepressant?

The patient diagnosed with depression is started on a TCA after failure to improve symptoms on an SSRI. The nurse should include which teaching point when educating the patient about the new medication?

The nurse notes lithium on a patient's drug history upon admission. Which condition with the nurse suspect that this patient has been diagnosed with?

While completing discharge activity for patients prescribed and antiepileptic drug, the nurse instructs patient that what potential complication could occur if he abruptly stopped taking antiepileptic drug?

The nurse explains to a patient that using caffeine may exacerbate which health condition?

A patient with narcolepsy is prescribed methylphenidate (Ritalin). Which adverse effects should the nurse include in the teaching of this drug? (Select all that apply.)

The nurse is reviewing the history of a patient who will be starting the triptan sumatriptan (Imitrex) as part of a treatment for migraine headaches. Which condition, if present, may be a contraindication to triptan therapy?

A patient is in an urgent care center with an acute asthma attack. The nurse expects that which medication will be used for initial treatment?