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A nurse is preparing to administer enoxaparin to a client. Which of the following actions should the nurse plan to take?

The client is to receive prochlorperazine 10 mg IM every 4 hours prn for nausea and vomiting. The medication is available as prochlorperazine 5 mg/mL. How many milliliters should the nurse administer?  Round to nearest whole number. _____ mL

The emergency department (ED) nurse is caring for a patient who is experiencing pulmonary edema. The patient is treated with furosemide. What will the nurse monitor?

The physician orders enoxaparin (Lovenox) for the postoperative patient. What is the best administration technique by the nurse?

A nurse is reviewing the laboratory data on a client who has a new prescription for heparin for treatment of a pulmonary embolism. Which of the following data should the nurse report to the provider? Platelet count 150,000-400,000/mm3 Hematocrit 42-52% (males); 37-47% (females) White blood cell count 5,0000-10,000/mm3 Partial thromboplastin time, activated 30-40 seconds Patients receiving anticoagulant therapy: 1.5-2.5 times normal value

The nurse is providing medication teaching to a client who will begin taking niacin with a bile acid sequestrant. How should the nurse instruct the client to take these two medications?

The patient, diagnosed with angina, tells the nurse he is having chest pain. There is an order for oral sublingual nitroglycerin as needed. What action should the nurse take?

The nurse should instruct the patient to take what action if one nitroglycerin tablet taken sublingually is not effective in eliminating chest pain?

A nurse is caring for a client with angina who is receiving diltiazem. In which of the following conditions should the nurse withhold the drug and notify the health care provider?

While investigating the medications taken by a client in the hospital, the student nurse understands that verapamil (Calan SR) works to lower blood pressure by causing which of the following physiologic changes?