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Match each prototype drug to the corresponding drug class.

The nurse is caring for a 38-year-old client with asthma who has been started on albuterol. What assessment finding should the nurse most likely attribute to adverse medication effects?

A client presents to the emergency department with rales, wheezing, and blood-tinged sputum. The nurse should choose interventions to address what health problem?

The client, diagnosed with angina, reports chest pain. There is an order for oral sublingual nitroglycerin as needed. What action should the nurse take?

This questions is worth 2 extra credit points. A nurse is preparing to administer amoxicillin 30 mg/kg/day PO divided in equal doses every 12 hr to an infant who weighs 5.5 kg.  Available is amoxicillin suspension 125mg/5mL.  How many mL should the nurse administer per dose? Type numeric answer only, no label.

There are three types of angina, which one is associated with a clot formation?

A patient with many adverse reactions to drugs is tried on Budesonide for treatment of bronchospasm. For the first three days the patient does not notice any improvement. The nurse should:

Ordered Dose of Forosemide: 40 mg On hand: 50 mg in 5mL How many mL will the nurse administer? Type numerical answer only, no label.

Antihistamines block the release or action of histamine and can be helpful with many respiratory tract conditions.  This drug class can be separated into two categories known as:

A stepped care management approach to treating hypertension includes weight loss, smoking cessation, decreased use of alcohol, reducing salt in the diet, and increased physical exercise. During a stepped-care management approach, in which steps should the nurse teach about these changes in lifestyle?