A nurse is caring for a client.

Exhibits

The nurse prepares to give 2 units of insulin lispro.

What should the nurse double-check with a second nurse? Select all that apply.

The healthcare provider prescribes the antibiotic tetracycline HCI for an adult client that arrived at an outpatient clinic. Which instruction should the nurse include in the teaching plan for this client?

The nurse is planning the home care of a client who is receiving a mydriatic medication. Which environment is best for this client?

The client is a 54-year-old male with a history of hypertension and type 2 diabetes. He takes spironolactone 25 mg per day, metformin 500 mg twice a day, and 25 units of Insulin glargine.

The provider discusses with the nurse their concern about first dose hypotension. The nurse gives the client Instructions on taking the medication.

For each instruction, click to indicate whether the Instructions given by the nurse are Indicated or contraindicated to prepare for the client's first dose of captopril.

0730

• Admit to the surgical floor
• Dextrose 59% and 0.9% sodium chloride to infuse at 125 ml/hr
• Advance diet as tolerated
• Insulin glargine 12 units subcutaneous every 12 hours
• Ceftriaxone 2 g IV every 24 hours for 3 days, first dose given in surgery
• Insulin lispro 1 unit subcutaneously per 15 carbohydrates
• Insulin lispro sliding scale:

180-240 mg/dL (10-13.3 mmol/L)- 1 unit

241-300 mg/dl. (13.4-16.7 mmol/L)-2 units

300-360 mg/dL (16.7-30 mmol/L)-3 units

over 360 mg/dL (30 mmol/L)-call the physician

• Glucagon 1 syringe subcutaneously for blood glucose less than 60 mg/dL (3.3 mmol/L) and unresponsiveness

It is 1800, and the client has a schedule dose of insulin glargine due. The client has a regular diet tray ordered with 60 carbohydrates. The tray has not yet arrived in the room.

For each nursing action below, click to specify If the action is indicated, contraindicated or non-essential.

A client receives a new prescription for montelukast. Which information should the nurse include in the client's teaching?

After receiving five doses of filgrastim, the nurse notes that the client's white blood cell count has increased from 2,500/mm³ (2.5x 10L) to 5,000/mm³ (5 x 10"/L) Which action should the nurse implement?
White Blood Cell (WBC) [Reference Range: 5000 to 10,000/mm3 (5 to 10 x 109/L)]

An older adult with iron deficiency anemia is being discharged with a prescription for ferrous sulfate enteric-coated tablets. To promote best absorption of the medication, which Information should the nurse include in the discharge instructions?

A client who received a renal transplant three months ago is readmitted to the acute care unit with signs of graft rejection. While taking the client's history, the nurse determines that the client has been self-administering St. John's Wort, an herbal preparation, on the advice of a friend. Which information is most significant about this finding?

A client receives a new prescription for levothyroxine. Which statement made by client indicates to the nurse the education was effective?

The nurse is planning care for a client with major depression who is receiving a new prescription for duloxetine. Which information is most important for the nurse to obtain?