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A patient has been treated for lung cancer for the past 3 years. Over the past few months, the patient has noticed that the opioid analgesic is not helping as much as it had previously, and more medication is needed for the same pain relief. The nurse is aware that this patient is experiencing opioid:

The nurse is preparing to administer a barbiturate. Which conditions or disorders would be a contraindication to the use of these drugs?

In which patient should the nurse question an order for a beta-blocker?

The nurse is teaching a patient how to self-administer triptan injections for migraine headaches. Which statement by the patient indicates that he needs further teaching?

You have an order to administer 0.075mg of a medication. It is available in 25mcg tablets. How many tablets are to be administered? Round to the nearest ½ tablet. _____

What is the maximum amount of phenytoin that Randall will receive with each dose if he weighs 185 pounds?

A client with myasthenia gravis has difficulty chewing and has received a prescription for pyridostigmine. The nurse should check to see that the client takes the medication at what time?

A patient is brought to the emergency department for treatment of a suspected overdose. The patient was found with an empty prescription bottle of a barbiturate by his bedside. He is lethargic and barely breathing. The nurse would expect which immediate intervention?

A client with Parkinson’s disease has begun therapy with levodopa/carbidopa. The nurse determines that the client understands the action of the medication if he or she verbalizes that results may not be apparent for how long?

The nurse is providing instructions to a client who will be taking phenytoin. Which statement, if made by the client, would indicate an understanding of the information about this medication?