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The nurse is developing a teaching plan for an elderly patient who will begin taking an antihypertensive drug that causes dizziness and orthostatic hypotension.  Which nursing diagnosis is appropriate for this patient?  

What instruction should the nurse give a patient with diabetes on insulin when a beta blocker is prescribed?

For the next 15 questions, round to the hundredth place, unless your answer is a drop or tablet. Label your answers.

Which is the most common side effect/adverse reaction associated with prostaglandin analogues for the treatment of glaucoma?      

The nurse is caring for a patient who is taking a first-generation antihistamine. What is the MOST important information for the nurse to teach the patient?

Your pediatric patient has an order for promethazine (Phenergan) 0.5mg/kg IV every four hours as needed for nausea. The dose on hand is promethazine 25 mg/mL.  The child weighs 45 pounds. How many milliliters will you give this child?

Anaphylaxis is the most serious form of hypersensitivity and is characterized by:

The patient with type 1 diabetes mellitus asks, “Why can’t I take a sulfonylurea like my friend who has diabetes?” What is the nurse’s BEST response?

In the emergency department, a nurse assesses a stuporous patient who is suspected of overdosing on opioids. The nurse should prepare to administer which agent if the patient becomes comatose or develops respiratory depression?            

Insulin glargine (Lantus) is prescribed for a hospitalized diabetic patient.  When will the nurse administer this drug?