A nurse is teaching a client who is to start taking hydrocodone with acetaminophen tablets for pain. Which of the following information should the nurse include in the teaching?
(ANS- Decreased respirations might occur
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A nurse is teaching a client who is to start taking hydrocodone with acetaminophen tablets for pain. Which of the following information should the nurse include in the teaching?
(ANS- Decreased respirations might occur
A nurse is preparing to administer ciprofloxacin 15/mg/kg PO every 12 hr to a child who weighs 44 lb. How many mg should the nurse administer per dose? (ANS- 300
A nurse is reviewing the health history of a client who has diabetes mellitus and will being taking insulin. which of the following findings should the nurse identify as a factor that might cause the client to have difficulty safely self-administering insulin?
(ANS- macular degeneration
A nurse is providing teaching to a client who has a gastric ulcer and a new prescription for ranitidine. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include?
(ANS- report yellowing of the skin
A nurse is planning to teach about the use of a spacer to a child who has a new prescription for a fluticasone inhaler to treat chronic asthma. the nurse should include that the spacer decreases the risk for which of the following adverse effects of the medication.
(ANS- Oral candidiasis
A nurse is assessing a client after administering a second dose of cefazolin IV. The nurse notes that the client has anxiety, hypotension, and dyspnea. Which of the following medications should the nurse administer first?
(ANS- Epinephrine
A nurse is teaching about a new prescription for ciprofloxacin to an older adult who has a urinary tract infection. The nurse should identify which of the following statements as an indication that the client understands the teaching?
(ANS- I will report any signs of tendon pain or swelling
A nurse is planning care for a client who has hypertension and is to start taking metoprolol. Which of the following interventions should the nurse include in the plan of care?
(ANS- Determine apical pulse prior to administering
A nurse is providing teaching to a client who is to start therapy with digoxin. for which of the following adverse effects should the nurse instruct the client to monitor and report to the provider?
(ANS- Yellow- tinged vision
A nurse is providing teaching to a client who is taking bupropion as an aid to quit smoking. Which of the following findings should the nurse identify as an adverse effect of the medication?
(ANS- Insomnia
A nurse is teaching a client who has a new prescription for docusate sodium about the medication's mechanism of action. Which of the following information should the nurse include in the teaching?
(ANS- Docusate sodium reduces the surface tension of the stools to change their consistency
A nurse is providing discharge teaching to a client who has a new prescription for furosemide twice daily. The nurse should include which of the following instructions in the teaching?
(ANS-
increase intake
Monitor for muscle
Dangle your legs
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