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A patient is receiving an antibiotic regimen for the treatment of pneumonia. After 4 days of treatment, the patient describes themselves as feeling healthy again. Which is the nurse’s best action?

A patient is using an over-the-counter nasal spray containing pseudoephedrine to treat allergic rhinitis. Which instruction about this medication would be most appropriate for the nurse to provide for the patient?

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?