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An adult client is brought to the emergency department for treatment of an asthma exacerbation. The client uses inhaled albuterol as needed to control wheezing. The nurse notes expiratory wheezing, tremors, restlessness, and a heart rate of 120 beats per minute. The nurse suspects that the client has:

A practical nurse is reinforcing teaching for a client with diabetes how to monitor capillary blood glucose. The client asks, “What is a good value for fasting blood glucose? Which of the following is the best response from the nurse?

The therapeutic drug action of warfarin (Coumadin) is best described as:

A client is scheduled to take a dose of atenolol. What finding below would the LPN hold the scheduled dose of atenolol and notify the physician?

The nurse is describing to a client the synergistic effects of two of their medications. Which statement by the nurse is correct about synergistic drug effects?

A nurse is caring for a client with a new prescription for prednisone (a corticosteroid) and has been provided initial teaching. Because the client may be on this medication for a long time, the practical nurse needs to reinforce teaching on the side effects of long term corticosteroid use. Which of the following symptom should the practical nurse include? (Select all that apply.)

Which patient should NOT be prescribed alendronate? (Select all that apply.) Note: Please show your whiteboard to the camera and erase all content from it. (Front and Back)

When reinforcing teaching for a client on a new beta blocker prescription the nurse understands which of the following safety information is most critical?

The nurse is reinforcing teaching to a client about a new prescription for diphenhydramine. Which teaching point would be important to include with this medication? 

A nurse is working in an emergency department when an ambulance bring in a client who is unconscious due to an accidental overdose of lorazepam. What medication would the nurse anticipate to be ordered to reverse this situation?