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The client receiving heparin therapy asks how the “blood thinner” works. The best response by the nurse would be:

A client has started clopidogrel after experiencing a TIA (transient ischemic attack). The desired therapeutic effects of this drug will be:

Medications such as NSAID’s (ibuprofen) can be irritating to the stomach lining. To avoid GI distress what can the nurse instruct the client to implement when taking these medications?

A nurse teaches a client about sulfonamides. Which statement by the client indicates a need for further teaching?

Drug A has a half-life of 6 hours. If 600mg is administered at 8:00 p.m., how much of the drug would be left after 24 hours? (Round to the tenth.)

Which outcome to the body would occur from receiving large doses of cholinergic drugs?  (Select all that apply.)

A chemically impaired nurse is diverting controlled substances for her/his own use. Which of the following organizations would become involved with this problem? 

The nurse understands to administer antidiarrheal drugs_______.

The LPN walks into the client’s room who is receiving vancomycin through their midline IV. The client is having difficulty breathing, audible wheezing, sweat present, redness on face, extending throughout his body. What is the first action you would take as the LPN?

Choose the factors that are thought to increase your basal metabolic rate (choose all that apply).