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A nurse is treating a child with chickenpox. What is an appropriate statement the nurse should make when educating the child’s parents regarding this virus? 

The nurse cares for a patient diagnosed with asthma. The patient asks the nurse about the use of montelukast (Singular), a leukotriene modifier, after seeing the medication advertised on television. Which is the most appropriate description of action of montelukast by the nurse?

Which of the following best describes the function of Colace (docusate calcium)(surfactant/emollient laxative).

What does the DTAP and TDAP vaccine protect against? Select ALL that apply

A patient reports use of omeprazole (Prilosec OTC), a proton pump inhibitor (PPI) to treat “heartburn”. What is most important for the nurse to include in the teaching for this patient?

The nurse is caring for a client with a 15 year history of gastric ulcers. What should be taken by the client for minor aches and pains?

The nurse administers albuterol (Proventil), a beta2 agonist, to a patient. Which assessment indicates the medication was effective (therapeutic)?

Both Hep B and Hep A are inactivated vaccine types?    

List three topics that you could teach your patient about good bowel health. You can list them in bullet point format. 

The nurse cares for a patient diagnosed with peptic ulcer disease (PUD) prescribed pantoprazole (Protonix), a proton pump inhibitor. What would be most important for the nurse to include in teaching for this patient?