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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?  

Your patient has an order for 1000 mL Normal Saline to infuse over 12 hours. You have IV tubing with a drip factor of 15 gtt/mL. Calculate the number of drops per minute to be administered.

A patient is diagnosed with borderline hypertension and states a desire to make lifestyle changes to avoid needing to take medication. The nurse will recommend which changes?

Which education will the nurse include when teaching the patient about lithium therapy?

A patient who has epilepsy will begin an anticonvulsant medication. The patient ask the nurse how long the medication will be necessary?