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The nurse is reviewing the patient’s medical record. The nurse notes the patient has an allergy to sulfonamide antibiotics. Based on this information, the nurse knows that which of the following medications should be avoided in this patient?

A nurse is supervising a nursing student prior to the administration of digoxin. The nurse is impressed when the student makes which of the following statements?

Heart failure creates an overarching problem of decreased pumping effectiveness. Match the pharmacologic classification with the rationale for it’s use in heart failure. 

The nurse is caring for a variety of patients on the medical floor. The nurse knows that which of the following patients should not receive the medication doxycycline, a tetracycline antibiotic?

An RN is providing medication teaching to a client over telehealth regarding a new prescription for tetracycline. Which statement by the client indicates that more teaching is required? 

A patient is brought to the emergency department with shortness of breath, a respiratory rate of 33 breaths/minute, intercostal retractions, pink frothy sputum, and crackles to all lung fields. The nurse caring for this patient would expect to administer which of the following medications? 

The physician has just started the patient on digoxin. What assessment data must the nurse consider before administering the digoxin?

A nurse is reviewing allergies with a patient prior to an elective surgery. The patient says, “they almost had to insert a breathing tube in me after I took Ampicillin.” Which of the following antibiotic classifications should not be used in this patient?

The nurse is caring for a patient with heart failure who is prescribed nitroglycerin. What is the effect of nitroglycerin on the heart’s afterload?

The nurse is caring for a patient with Type I Diabetes Mellitus. The nurse knows that which of the following medications are appropriate in the treatment of this patient? Select all that apply.