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The nurse is providing education to a patient taking tamoxifen (Nolvadex). Which topic should the nurse include in the teaching?

A patient with cancer is scheduled for palliative surgery. Which explanation should the nurse use to describe the purpose of this surgery?

A patient has been on opioids for 3 months to control pain caused by injuries from a motor vehicle crash. The patient asks about the risk of withdrawal symptoms when the drugs are no longer needed. How should the nurse respond to the patient?

A patient with chronic pain is on a sustained-release opioid that is ordered every 12 hours. After 6 hours, the patient complains of increasing pain. Which intervention by the nurse is appropriate?

The nurse is preparing to administer midazolam (Versed) 1 mg intravenously. The available dose is midazolam (Versed) 1 mg/1 mL. How many mL will the nurse administer? Enter the numeral only

The nurse is preparing to administer epoetin alfa (Procrit) to a patient with anemia. The prescribed dose is 50 units/kg to a patient who weighs 60 kg. The available dose is 3,000 units/mL. How many mL will the nurse administer? Enter the numeral only.

A patient receiving large doses of opioids is lethargic and difficult to arouse, with a respiratory rate of 6 per minute and constricted pupils. Which medication should the nurse anticipate being prescribed?

A patient reports that she has been having bloody stools for the past month. Which medication can the nurse expect to note on the medication history?

The nurse is caring for a patient with lung cancer who reports chest pain, dyspnea, facial redness, and swollen neck veins. Which oncological emergency does the nurse suspect this patient is experiencing?

The term light is used to describe which of the following?