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A patient with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is receiving theophylline. What should the nurse include in the patient’s teaching concerning the side effects of theophylline? Select all that apply.

The nurse administers loperamide to a patient. The nurse expects to decrease the patient’s number and liquidity of stool by what mechanism?

The patient presents at the clinic for a cough and is ordered codeine. What should the nurse include in the patient’s teaching concerning the administration of codeine? Select all that apply.

A male patient is taking cimetidine. Which adverse effect is more likely to occur with cimetidine than with other histamine2 receptor antagonists?

When providing medication teaching to a patient who has been prescribed spironolactone, what foods should the nurse instruct the patient to avoid?

A patient calls the clinic and tells the nurse that they can’t seem to get enough sleep. In talking with the patient, the nurse notes that the patient has had diarrhea and has taken loperamide (Imodium). The nurse knows that a common side effect of loperamide (Imodium) is:

A patient with an ileostomy has been experiencing excessive output for the past 48 hours. Which medication would the nurse expect the primary health care provider to prescribe?

A female patient is prescribed fosfomycin for a urinary tract infection (UTI). Which reported condition suggests an side effect of the medication?

At 2300, a patient is admitted to the emergency department with a respiratory rate of 44 breaths/minute and audible wheezes. Oxygen and methylprednisolone IV are administered. At 2330, the patient’s oxygen saturation is 86%, with wheezing present. Which medication will the nurse plan to administer next?

A patient is receiving subcutaneous heparin 5,000 units every 8 hours. An activated thromboplastin time (aPTT) is drawn 1 hour before the 0800 dose. The results show that the aPTT is at 3.5 times the control value. What is the nurse’s priority action?