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A patient is diagnosed with influenza and prescribed a neuraminidase inhibitor. The NP knows that this drug is most effective when taken within how many hours of onset of flu symptoms?

Which statement is the scientific rationale for administering a proton pump inhibitor (PPI) to a client diagnosed with gastrointestinal reflux disease (GERD)?

You have a patient taking phenytoin to control his seizures. What should you assess your patient for regarding this medication?

Appropriate oral antimicrobial therapy for otitis externa with an accompanying facial cellulitis suitable for outpatient therapy includes a course of which oral medication?

The child who is a candidate for treatment with syrup of ipecac after ingestion of a toxic substance or overdose is the child who has ingested which substance?

All of the following patients received pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine (PPSV23) 5 years ago. Who is a candidate for receiving a second dose of immunization at this time?

What teaching do you give to a client taking tetracycline?

Which medication should you be concerned about prolonged QT intervals in high doses?

JD is a 72-year-old male whose past medical history is significant for hypertension, hyperlipidemia, COPD, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), diabetes mellitus (DM), and psoriasis. He presents to the emergency room with crushing chest pain that radiates to his jaw and down his left arm. His stat labs in the emergency department reveal elevated troponins, and his EKG is positive for T-wave inversions. He was taken to the catheterization lab and had two drug-eluting stents placed in his coronary arteries. JD is admitted to the telemetry unit and started on metoprolol tartrate, lisinopril, and atorvastatin. The physician wants to put the patient on an antiplatelet regimen. Which antiplatelet regimen should JD receive for outpatient therapy after his stent placements?

What should you teach your client on the thyroid medication levothyroxine to do?