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ADVANCED CONCEPTS A 75-year-old patient tells you he is not planning to receive a “flu shot” this year because he had one just a year ago. What is your best response?

A nurse is administering the first dose of an opioid medication to a patient.  Which specific action should the nurse take before and after administration of opioids?

A nurse administered a dose of hydrocodone to a patient for pain control.  Upon re-entering the room 30 minutes later, the nurse finds the patient unresponsive.  Which action should the nurse take first?

A nurse is administering the first dose of an opioid medication to a patient.  Which specific action should the nurse take before and after administration of opioids?

A nurse administered a dose of hydrocodone to a patient for pain control.  Upon re-entering the room 30 minutes later to see if the pain medication worked, the nurse finds the patient unresponsive.  Which action should the nurse assess first?

A nurse is administering the first dose of an opioid medication to a patient.  Which specific action should the nurse take before and after administration of opioids?

A patient is receiving chemotherapy that includes a medication which causes thrombocytopenia.  Which teaching point would be most important for the nurse to relay to this patient?

Which is the most important question to ask a 68-year old patient who wants to get the shingles vaccine?

Which action should the nurse teach a patient who is using a dry-powdered inhaler (DPI) for asthma control?

A patient has been started on cromolyn sodium.  Which statement made by the patient indicates the need for more teaching by the nurse?