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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?

A nurse is assessing a client after administering IV vancomycin. Which of the following findings is the nurse’s priority to report to the provider?

A client reports taking the prescribed medication immediately upon arising each morning and sits for 30 minutes before eating or drinking. The nurse anticipates discovering the client is taking which medication?

Intramuscular iron dextran is ordered for a 45-year-old female patient with iron deficiency anemia. The nurse should have knowledge of which of the following before administering this medication? Select all that apply. 

While caring for a patient on post op day 1 after a total abdominal hysterectomy, the patient reports a pain level of 4 on a 1–10 scale. The nurse provides 2 tablets of hydrocodone/acetaminophen 5 mg/325 mg (Norco) orally along with the patient’s other morning medications, which include isosorbide (Isordil) 10 mg and furosemide (Lasix) 20 mg orally at 9 am. The nurse instructs the nursing assistant to have the patient sit at the side of the bed for a moment before walking. The nurse provides this instruction due to which of the following adverse reactions/side effects of all three medications?