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A client is receiving chemotherapy to treat a solid organ tumor. The client admits to the nurse that he has been drinking Chinese teas to treat the disease. The appropriate response for the nurse to make is:

The proton pump inhibitor (PPI) group of drugs act by:

A male patient who has been taking a histamine2 blocker for several months reports decreased libido and breast swelling. What will the nurse do?

The physician has ordered 500 ml of NS over 4 hours. What is the infusion rate?

A client is ordered to receive metaproterenol (Alupent) for asthma by inhaler, rather than orally. The nurse is aware that which of the following is true?

Delores O’Keefe is a resident on the Alzheimer’s unit. She is having difficulty with short-term memory loss and frequently wanders into other residents’ rooms. An herbal medicine that may improve her cognitive function would be:

The nurse is caring for a patient recently diagnosed with mild emphysema and provides teaching about the disease and medications for treatment. Which statement by the patient indicates understanding of the medication regimen? 

The client is taking Echinacea purpurea. Which statement by the client would indicate to the nurse that the herb has been effective?

The client complaining of “acid” when lying down at night asks the nurse if there is any medicaton that might help. Which statement is the nurse’s best response?

The patient presents to her ophthalomologist for a routine eye examination. Prior to the exam, eyedrops are used to dilate her eyes. Such medication belongs to which group of drugs?