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The patient with type 1 diabetes mellitus asks, “Why can’t I take a sulfonylurea like my friend who has diabetes?” What is the nurse’s BEST response?

In the emergency department, a nurse assesses a stuporous patient who is suspected of overdosing on opioids. The nurse should prepare to administer which agent if the patient becomes comatose or develops respiratory depression?            

Insulin glargine (Lantus) is prescribed for a hospitalized diabetic patient.  When will the nurse administer this drug?  

Your patient has an order for 1000 mL Normal Saline to infuse over 12 hours. You have IV tubing with a drip factor of 15 gtt/mL. Calculate the number of drops per minute to be administered.

A patient is diagnosed with borderline hypertension and states a desire to make lifestyle changes to avoid needing to take medication. The nurse will recommend which changes?

Which education will the nurse include when teaching the patient about lithium therapy?

A patient who has epilepsy will begin an anticonvulsant medication. The patient ask the nurse how long the medication will be necessary?

A patient will begin using an metered-dose inhaler to treat asthma symptoms. The patient asks the nurse about the difference between using an oral form of the medicine and the inhaled form. The nurse will explain that the inhaled form:

A patient is admitted after experiencing vomiting and diarrhea for several days.  The provider orders intravenous Lactated Ringer’s solution (a crystalloid, isotonic fluid containing electrolytes).  The nurse understands that this fluid is given for which purpose?

Which of the following elements is in the same period as aluminum?