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The nurse prepares to administer cephalexin (Keflex), a cephalosporin antibiotic to a client. Which is a priority question for the nurse to ask?

Blood plays a key role in the REGULATION of body temperature because it is slightly ________ than the rest of your body

The posterior lobe of the pituitary gland secretes:

The nurse prepares to administer phenazopyridine (urinary analgesic) 0.2 grams every 8 hours. The medication is available in 100 mg tablets. How many tablets will the nurse administer with each dose?   

The drug that can prevent hemolytic disease of the newborn is called RhoGam

The nurse administers intravenous vancomycin (vancomycin) to a client through a peripheral intravenous catheter. The client reports dizziness and chills. The nurse observes flushed skin. Which is the best description of these findings?

White blood cells that release histamine and heparin at the site of injury are:

The nurse performs a health history on a client in an outpatient center. The client reports, “I took the drug tetracycline for and infection when I was 4 years old.” The nurse knows the client is at risk to develop which complication?

Every blood cell (except lymphocytes) comes from the ________ stem cell

The nurse instructs a client about home administration of medications. The client asks about appropriate beverages to drink with the medications. Which beverage is most likely to cause a food-drug interaction?