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The nurse goes to administer cephalexin 20 mg but gives cephapirin 20 mg. Which right of medication administration was violated?

A patient calls the clinic to speak to the nurse about taking an herbal product that contains ginkgo (Ginkgo biloba) to “help my memory.” He states that he has read much information about the herbal product. Which statement by the patient indicates a need for further education?

The nurse is working pm a clinical trial and is following a large number of patients who are taking an investigational drug. The purpose is to find out about any rare adverse effects from the drug. Which phase is this?

The nurse knows that polypharmacy should be assessed when which patient is admitted to the hospital?

The patient wants to know if they can take the Target brand of ibuprofen instead of the name brand Advil. Which principle would be the rationale for the nurse to tell the patient it is ok to take the Target brand one. 

A patient is complaining of pain in her joints from arthritis. What kind of pain is the patient describing?

A patient will begin taking a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) for his depression. The nurse teaches the patient and his family to watch for which of the following Black Box Warnings?

A patient is in terrible pain after surgery and asks the nurse for a pain pill. The nurse offers the patient pain medicine given through the intravenous line. What is the correct reason the nurse did this?

A 70 kg patient is admitted to the burn unit with deep partial-thickness burns covering 40% of their total body surface area (TBSA). The resident physician has proposed the following fluid resuscitation plan based on the Parkland formula: “Administer 11,200 mL of Lactated Ringer’s solution over the first 24 hours. Give half the volume in the first 8 hours and the remainder over the next 16 hours. Maintain this exact volume and rate regardless of the patient’s response.” As the experienced burn unit nurse, evaluate this plan and select the most appropriate response:

What is another name for a white blood cell?