A client will be discharged with a 1 week supply of an opioid analgesic for pain management after abdominal surgery. The nurse will include which information in the teaching plan?

Phenytoin has a narrow therapeutic index. The nurse recognizes that this characteristic indicates which of these?

A nurse is teaching a client who has schizophrenia strategies to cope with anticholinergic effects of fluphenazine. Which of the following should the nurse suggest to the client to minimize anticholinergic effects?

The nurse is administering intravenous vancomycin to a client who has had gastrointestinal surgery. Which nursing measures are appropriate? (Select all that apply.)

A client with a history of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (CORD) and type 2 diabetes has been treated for pneumonia for the past week. The client has been receiving intravenous corticosteroids as well as antibiotics as part of his therapy. At this time, the pneumonia has resolved, but when monitoring the blood glucose levels, the nurse notices that the level is still elevated.

What is the best explanation for this elevation?

A nurse is preparing to administer bisacodyl suppository to a client. Which of the following actions should the nurse take? (Select all that apply.)

A client has been taking iron supplements for anemia for 2 months. During a follow-up assessment, the nurse will observe for which therapeutic response?

The nurse is preparing to give a potassium supplement. Which laboratory test should be checked before the client receives a dose of potassium?

When a client is taking an anticholinergic such as benztropine as part of the treatment for Parkinson's disease, the nurse should include which information in the teaching plan?

A nurse is caring for four clients. After administering morning medications, she realizes that the nifedipine prescribed for one client was inadvertently administered to another client. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?

A client tells the nurse that he is having nausea and decreased appetite during drug therapy with a tetracycline antibiotic. Which statement is the nurse's best advice to the client?