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A patient comes to the clinic complaining of not having a bowel movement in several days, abdominal cramping, and nausea. When the nurse puts the patient on the stretcher, he vomits a large amount of fecal material. What should the FIRST action by the nurse be?

A patient arrives with status epilepticus. Which drug of choice is used to treat the condition?

Your pacemaker-placement patient complains of nausea and has Compazine 10 mg IM q 6h ordered. Compazine is supplied in a 10 ml vial containing 5 mg per ml. Give: ____ __mL_.

Which nursing assessment is most important to perform regularly when a client has an arteriovenous (AV) fistula?

A patient who has experienced an initial transient ischemic attack (TIA) states: “I’m glad it wasn’t anything serious.” Which is the best nursing response to this statement?

Radiographic evaluation of a client’s fracture reveals that a bone fragment has been driven into another bone fragment. The nurse identifies this as which type of fracture?

A nurse is preparing to administer the prescribed vitamin B12 to a patient who has had most of his ileum removed. The nurse understands that this is necessary for which reason?

Which of the following drug classifications matches the following drug? lipase+amylase+protease (Creon)

Before administering Warfarin Sodium (Coumadin) in the evening, Michelle knows it is important to check which of the following:

The physician prescribes urinary anti-infectives trimethoprim and sulfamethoxazole (Bactrim) twice a day for the client who is diagnosed with pyelonephritis. Which nursing instruction is most appropriate for preventing crystal formation in the client’s urine?