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A 77-year-old client is brought to the emergency department with a cholinergic overdose. The nurse knows that older adults are likely to have a greater number of adverse drug effects for what reason?

You need to infuse 500 mL of normal saline over 5 hours. The IV tubing has a drop factor of 15 gtt/mL. What is the drip rate in gtt/min?

A client diagnosed with parkinsonism has been told that the levodopa prescribed is no longer controlling the disease. What drug should the nurse question if ordered as adjunctive therapy?

The nurse is caring for a client who has been prescribed imipenem–cilastatin. For which condition is this usually prescribed?

A client has orders to receive 2 L of IV fluid over a 24-hour period with this amount to be infused in the first 10 hours of treatment. How many milliliters per hour will the nurse administer during the first 10 hours of the infusion?

A client is scheduled for surgery, and the anesthesiologist is considering the use of glycopyrrolate to reduce the client’s secretions preoperatively. The nurse reads in the health record that the client had a paralytic ileus in the past. What is the nurse’s best action?

A nurse has administered a prescribed dose of an anticholinergic agent to a client. What assessment finding most clearly indicates a therapeutic response?

A client is prescribed mefloquine for malaria prophylaxis prior to a trip to rural Southeast Asia. When should the nurse instruct the client to begin taking the prescribed mefloquine?

A client has been diagnosed with a sinus infection, and the client has been given a prescription for amoxicillin. What teaching point should the nurse make for the client?

An 11-year-old client has been diagnosed with epilepsy and prescribed phenytoin 100 mg PO b.i.d. What statement by the client’s parent suggests an accurate understanding of the client’s medication regimen?