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Your patient with acute kidney injury has the following arterial blood gas:  pH 7.2, PaCO2 45, HCO3- 15 Which of the following medications would you use to treat this disorder? 

A nurse is teaching a client who has anemia and a new prescription for a liquid iron supplement. Which of the following information should the nurse include in the teaching? 

Why is atropine added to the diphenoxylate used in the anti-diarrheal drug Lomotil? 

A nurse in a provider’s clinic is assessing a client who has cancer and a prescription for methotrexate (Rheumatrex) PO. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first when the client reports bleeding gums? 

A nurse is teaching a client who has asthma about how to use an albuterol (Proventil) inhaler. Which of the following actions by the client indicates understanding of the teaching? 

A nurse on a medical unit is planning care for an older adult client who takes several medications. Which of the following prescribed medications places the client at risk for orthostatic hypotension?  (Select all that apply.)

The nurse is caring for a 55-year-old female who states she has taken omeprazole (Prilosec) daily for the past 15 years. The nurse knows that based on this information, the client should receive screening for:

The nurse is explaining the administration of basiliximab (Simulet) to a student. What statement is correct? 

A client asks the nurse what foods he should eat to increase his thiamine level. Which of the following foods contain the highest level of thiamine per serving? 

A client with a tracheostomy has difficulty removing excessive, thick mucus from the respiratory tract. The nurse anticipates that which drug therapeutic class would be order to aid in the breakdown of mucus?