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A client is resuming a diet after a gastrectomy (stomach removal). To minimize complications, the nurse would instruct the client to avoid which behavior?

  Refer to the drug label above: The dose ordered is simvastatin 40mg. How much would the nurse administer? _______

    Refer to the drug label above: The dose ordered is Cyanocobalamin 800 mcg. How much would the nurse administer? _______

    Refer to the drug label above: The dose ordered is Clindamycin 0.75g. How much would the nurse administer? _______

  Refer to the drug label above: The dose ordered is Furosemide 15mg. How much would the nurse administer? _______

  Refer to the drug label above: The dose ordered is Procainamide 0.4 mg. How much would the nurse administer? _______

  Refer to the drug label above: The dose ordered is Depo-Provera 0.3g. How much would the nurse administer? _______

Which of the following clients is exhibiting medication tolerance?

What is the primary purpose of the “gentamicin (medication/drug) level” test ordered by the healthcare provider for this patient?

A patient with chronic back pain has been taking oral morphine sulfate (MS Contin) for the past 2 years. Upon admission to the hospital, the patient receives morphine sulfate for back pain but reports no pain relief. The nurse notifies the health care provider, recognizing that the reason for the lack of pain relief is which of the following?