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A patient comes to the health care facility reporting flulike symptoms. After a thorough assessment, the patient is diagnosed with influenza and is to receive oseltamivir. The nurse understands that this drug has been prescribed because the patient been symptomatic for less than:

A patient with bronchitis is ordered 300 mg of liquid guaifenesin every 4 hours. The container indicates that there is 200 mg/5 mL. How many milliliters should the nurse administer per dose? Record your answer using one decimal place.

The patient has been taking atorvastatin for hyperlipidemia. The client now presents with severe weakness and states barely being able to move the extremities. The nurse suspects the client has which?

A patient with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is receiving theophylline. What should the nurse include in the patient’s teaching concerning the side effects of theophylline? Select all that apply.

The nurse administers loperamide to a patient. The nurse expects to decrease the patient’s number and liquidity of stool by what mechanism?

The patient presents at the clinic for a cough and is ordered codeine. What should the nurse include in the patient’s teaching concerning the administration of codeine? Select all that apply.

A male patient is taking cimetidine. Which adverse effect is more likely to occur with cimetidine than with other histamine2 receptor antagonists?

When providing medication teaching to a patient who has been prescribed spironolactone, what foods should the nurse instruct the patient to avoid?

A patient calls the clinic and tells the nurse that they can’t seem to get enough sleep. In talking with the patient, the nurse notes that the patient has had diarrhea and has taken loperamide (Imodium). The nurse knows that a common side effect of loperamide (Imodium) is:

A patient with an ileostomy has been experiencing excessive output for the past 48 hours. Which medication would the nurse expect the primary health care provider to prescribe?