Blog

A patient is taking levofloxacin (Levaquin).  What does the nurse know to be true regarding this drug?

Heparin 25,000 units in 250 mL D5W is infusing at 40 mL/hr for your patient with a deep vein thrombosis. How many units per hour is the patient receiving?

The nurse is teaching a patient about the use of an anticholinergic medication. What information will the nurse include when teaching this patient about this medication?  

The nurse is developing a teaching plan for an elderly patient who will begin taking an antihypertensive drug that causes dizziness and orthostatic hypotension.  Which nursing diagnosis is appropriate for this patient?  

What instruction should the nurse give a patient with diabetes on insulin when a beta blocker is prescribed?

For the next 15 questions, round to the hundredth place, unless your answer is a drop or tablet. Label your answers.

Which is the most common side effect/adverse reaction associated with prostaglandin analogues for the treatment of glaucoma?      

The nurse is caring for a patient who is taking a first-generation antihistamine. What is the MOST important information for the nurse to teach the patient?

Your pediatric patient has an order for promethazine (Phenergan) 0.5mg/kg IV every four hours as needed for nausea. The dose on hand is promethazine 25 mg/mL.  The child weighs 45 pounds. How many milliliters will you give this child?

Anaphylaxis is the most serious form of hypersensitivity and is characterized by: