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

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 with chemotherapy induced nausea receives a prescription for metoclopramide. Which adverse effect is most important for the nurse to repart?

A client taking atorvastatin develops an increased serum creatine phosphokinase (CK) level. The nurse should assess the client for the onset of which problem?

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?

Prior to administering oral doses of calcitriol and calcium carbonate to a client with hypoparathyroidism, the nurse notes that the client's total calcium level is 14 mg/dL. (3.5 mmol/L). Which action should the nurse implement?

Reference Range

Total Calcium [Reference Range: Adult 9 to 10.5 mg/dl or 2.25 to 2.62 mmol/L]

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

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.

After taking orlistat for one week, a female client tells the home health nurse that she is experiencing increasingly frequent oily stools and flatus. Which action should the nurse take?

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)]

A client with Parkinson's disease who is taking carbidopa/levodopa reports the urine appears to be darker in color. Which action should the nurse take?