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The nurse notifies the health care provider that a client receiving a heparin infusion has an abnormally prolonged aPTT result and GI bleeding. What drug will the provider order to antagonize heparin?

What is the proper administration when an inhaled corticosteroid and a bronchodilator are scheduled for the same time frame?

A nurse is caring for a client who is on warfarin therapy for atrial fibrillation. The client’s INR is 5.2. Which of the following medications should the nurse prepare to administer? Therapeutic INR: 2-3.5

A nurse is teaching a client who has tuberculosis and is to start medication therapy with isoniazid, rifampin and pyrazinamide. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include?

The nurse is caring for an 82-year-old woman with superior vena cava syndrome due to a clot formed around the patient’s implanted port. The patient is on a heparin drip at 12 units/hr on an IV infusion pump. Which of the following laboratory values will be used to titrate the infusion rate?

A nurse is teaching a client who has a prescription for long-term use of oral prednisone for treatment of chronic asthma.  The nurse should instruct the client to monitor for which of the following manifestations as an adverse effect of this medication?

The nurse is caring for a 58-year-old male who has been prescribed subcut pegfilgrastim (Neulasta) 6 mg per chemotherapy cycle. The nurse recognizes provision of this medication is based on which of the following lab results?

The nurse is caring for a 68-year-old patient receiving intravenous vancomycin (Vancocin). Which of the following should be implemented to prevent a permanent complication?

The nurse is providing epoetin (Epogen) subcutaneously to a client with chronic kidney disease. Which of the following would indicate that the therapy is effective? Select all that apply.

The client is preparing for an eye examination which requires pupil dilation. Which classification of drugs will be used?