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A patient arrives with status epilepticus. Which drug of choice is used to treat the condition?

Your pacemaker-placement patient complains of nausea and has Compazine 10 mg IM q 6h ordered. Compazine is supplied in a 10 ml vial containing 5 mg per ml. Give: ____ __mL_.

Which nursing assessment is most important to perform regularly when a client has an arteriovenous (AV) fistula?

A patient who has experienced an initial transient ischemic attack (TIA) states: “I’m glad it wasn’t anything serious.” Which is the best nursing response to this statement?

Radiographic evaluation of a client’s fracture reveals that a bone fragment has been driven into another bone fragment. The nurse identifies this as which type of fracture?

A nurse is preparing to administer the prescribed vitamin B12 to a patient who has had most of his ileum removed. The nurse understands that this is necessary for which reason?

Which of the following drug classifications matches the following drug? lipase+amylase+protease (Creon)

Before administering Warfarin Sodium (Coumadin) in the evening, Michelle knows it is important to check which of the following:

The physician prescribes urinary anti-infectives trimethoprim and sulfamethoxazole (Bactrim) twice a day for the client who is diagnosed with pyelonephritis. Which nursing instruction is most appropriate for preventing crystal formation in the client’s urine?

Term to describe posturing that involves abnormal flexion of the upper extremities with the extension of the lower extremities is called: