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A woman brings her husband to the Emergency Department and tells the nurse that her husband had a heart attack at home yesterday. The physician plans to verify that an acute mycardial infarction (AMI) occurred and is discussing the use of reteplase (Retavase).  What is a priority assessment question for the nurse to ask for the planned intervention?

A patient is taking ferrous sulfate (Feosol) po iron therapy for the treatment of iron deficiency anemia (IDA). Which of the following would be expected during the course of therapy?

The nurse demonstrates understanding of the appropriate use of immuno STIMULANT pharmacotherapy such as interferon alfa-2b (Intron A) by anticipating its use in the patient with:

Which of the following statements indicates that a patient understands the reason for the need to drink approximately three liters of fluid while taking trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (Bactrim)?

Which of the following would reflect a positive outcome for the patient who is being treated with diltiazem (Cardizem), a calcium channel blocker for angina pectoris?

A patient receives amphotericin B (Fungizone) for histoplasmosis.  What does the best assessment of the nurse include?

A patient with coronary artery disease and angina is to be discharged from the hospital with a prescription for nitroglycerin SL prn for chest pain. Which one of the following discharge instructions is appropriate for the patient?

Match the shock classification with the description of the underlying pathology.  (Use each one only once)

A patient is to take furosemide (Lasix) for treatment of heart failure. The nurse knows that furosemide can cause the electrolyte imbalance:

The student nurse realizes that learning about a prototype or example drug in a pharmacologic class allows application of that knowledge to other drugs in that same class. Which information can be predicated to other drugs in the same pharmacologic class when known about a prototype?