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A nurse is preparing to administer spironolactone to a client. The nurse would contact the primary health care provider about the need to change the order if the client has a history of which of the following?

A patient has been prescribed Ferrous sulfate elixir to be taken daily by mouth.  Which of the following should the nurse teach the patient regarding this medication? (Select all that apply.)

The nurse is providing care to a patient with congestive heart failure who is taking digoxin (Lanoxin) and bumetanide. Which of the following statements indicates teaching has been effective?

Ms. Simpson’s class is your favorite this semester.

A nurse passing medications at the nursing home is supposed to provide diltiazem (Cardizem) 90 mg PO tid. The pharmacy stocks 60 mg tablets. The nurse should provide ____________________ tablets. (Round to nearest tenth)

While caring for a client who is taking cyclosporine (Sandimmune) after a cardiac transplant, the nurse is aware that it is most important to monitor for which of the following?

A patient will be undergoing surgery, during which the anesthesiologist plans to administer vecuronium. The nurse will recognize that the administration of this drug creates a need for:

A student asks the pharmacy instructor what the difference is between the diuretics spironolactone (Aldactone) and furosemide (Lasix). What would the instructor reply?

While providing care for a client in the intensive care unit, the nurse is preparing to initiate therapy with nitroprusside (Nitropress). Orders are to start the infusion at 0.3 mcg/kg/min. The client weighs 154 lb. The IV fluid has been sent with 50 mg in 250 mL D5W. Calculate the rate of medication in mL/hr. (Round to the nearest tenth) ______________ mL/hr

Your client is currently undergoing chemotherapy. She asks what type of immunizations that she should get at her annual physical, which is next week. Your best response is: