A client with type 1 diabetes presents to the diabetes educator and asks about a change in insulin. The client’s occupation requires long international flights, and the client does not want to administer insulin on the plane.
What kind of insulin would best meet this client’s needs?

A client has an important presentation to make in 4 hours, and he needs relief from the congestion of seasonal rhinitis. The client calls the nurse, explains the situation, and tells the nurse that he cannot afford to be drowsy.
What medication is most likely to meet this client’s needs?

The nurse administers teriparatide and evaluates the drug as effective in achieving desired effects when what is assessed?

The nurse administers metoclopramide to the client with what condition?

The nurse is teaching the client with a new prescription for ibandronate how to take the medication.
Which instruction provided by the nurse is correct?

What type of insulin would the nurse administer if the fastest therapeutic effects are needed?

A client taking a chemical stimulant laxative and medications for heart failure and osteoarthritis calls the clinic and reports, “I’m just not feeling right.” What is the priority question the nurse should ask this client?

The home health nurse provides client teaching to a client who is taking oral prednisolone.
The nurse provides what instruction to the client?

A client presents at the clinic with a dry nonproductive cough. The client is diagnosed with bronchitis, and it has been determined that assistance is needed in thinning the sputum so the cough can become productive.
What does the nurse expect the provider will prescribe?

The nurse is caring for a pediatric client with a new onset of hypercalcemia.
What condition would be most likely to cause this altered serum calcium level?

The nurse is providing discharge teaching for a client prescribed prednisone to be taken on alternate days. The client asks why he cannot just take half a pill every day.
What rationale should the nurse describe?