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Match the medication with the correct classification.  A classification may be used more than once. 

The nurse is providing care for a patient diagnosed with influenza.  The patient has a fever, chills, sore throat, and a cough.  Breath sounds include crackles and wheezed.  For which reason will the nurse contact the physician?

Which of the following medications is classified as an Antihistamine?

The nurse enters the room of a patient who is acutely short of breath.  Which action should the nurse take first?

A nurse enters the room of a patient with chronic lung disease.  The patient has removed the oxygen cannula, and it is lying on the bed.  The patient does not appear to be in any distress.  The pulse oximeter shows an oxygen saturation of 79%.  Which of the following actions should the nurse take?

A family member is concerned that a patient near the end of life is not eating or drinking and asks the nurse how the family can help the patient increase oral intake. Which response by the nurse is most appropriate?  

The nurse is caring for a 90-year-old male who has never completed an advanced directive. The man has a son but has not seen him in several years. A neighbor has assisted him with meals and housecleaning for many years. The neighbor states that the client expressed only wanting to have comfort measures. The estranged son wants his father to be treated aggressively. Which would be the nurse’s initial step?  

When inspecting the IV site of a patient receiving a vesicant chemotherapy agent, the licensed practical nurse notes a small area of swelling.  Which of the following actions should the LPN take first?  

A 43-year-old patient with terminal cancer is referred to hospice for support. How can hospice help the patient and his family?

The licensed practical nurse/licensed vocational nurse (LPN/LVN) notifies the registered nurse (RN) that a patient under hospice care is in respiratory distress. Which clinical manifestation supports this finding?