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The nurse is caring for a client being treated with mineralocorticoids who presents with headache, weakness, edema, and hypertension. What lab tests should be prioritized for this client? 

The nurse is caring for a client with vitamin B12 deficiency anemia cause by dietary deficiency. What routes may be used to administer supplemental vitamins? 

The nurse is caring for a pediatric client taking an iron supplement and asks the client to demonstrate how they take their iron. The nurse would provide corrective education if which of the following were demonstrated? 

A client asks the nurse what cardiac glycosides do to relieve the symptoms of heart failure. What is the nurse’s best response?

The nurse is caring for an infant with symptoms of excess exogenous glucocorticoids. Which finding from the client assessment indicates more education is needed? 

The nurse is teaching a client receiving propranolol for management of a ventricular dysrhythmia. What parameter would the nurse teach the client to monitor at home?

The nurse is caring for a client diagnosed with angina who is taking a calcium-channel blocker. What adverse effects would the nurse caution this client about?

What condition prompts cautious monitoring for the use of calcitriol? 

The nurse is teaching about adverse effects of oxybutynin to a client. What common adverse effect is cause by the anticholinergic effects of the medication? 

The telephone triage nurse is contacted by a distressed client reporting discoloration of contact lenses as a new development in their health. This finding would be expected based on which finding from the nurse’s assessment?