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The nurse determines a patient who just had surgery should have pain at a level of 3 or less on the 1-10 scale. What phase of the nursing process would this fall under?

The nurse is about to administer a stat dose of intravenous atropine sulfate to a patient who is experiencing a symptomatic cardiac dysrhythmia. During administration of this drug, the nurse will monitor the patient closely for which adverse effect?

A patient is receiving heparin therapy as part of the treatment for a pulmonary embolism. The nurse monitors the results of which laboratory test to check the drug’s effectiveness?

The nurse goes to administer cephalexin 20 mg but gives cephapirin 20 mg. Which right of medication administration was violated?

A patient calls the clinic to speak to the nurse about taking an herbal product that contains ginkgo (Ginkgo biloba) to “help my memory.” He states that he has read much information about the herbal product. Which statement by the patient indicates a need for further education?

The nurse is working pm a clinical trial and is following a large number of patients who are taking an investigational drug. The purpose is to find out about any rare adverse effects from the drug. Which phase is this?

The nurse knows that polypharmacy should be assessed when which patient is admitted to the hospital?

The patient wants to know if they can take the Target brand of ibuprofen instead of the name brand Advil. Which principle would be the rationale for the nurse to tell the patient it is ok to take the Target brand one. 

A patient is complaining of pain in her joints from arthritis. What kind of pain is the patient describing?

A patient will begin taking a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) for his depression. The nurse teaches the patient and his family to watch for which of the following Black Box Warnings?