A male client tells the home health nurse that he has started taking magnesium hydroxide and aluminum hydroxide to treat occasional heartburn. It is most important for the nurse to review the client's medical history regarding the presence of which disorder?

A client with a history of angina reports the onset of chest pain. The nurse determines that the heart rate is 104 beats/minute and the blood pressure is 138/86 mm Hg. A transdermal nitroglycerin patch was applied 30 minutes ago to the right upper chest. Which action should the nurse take?

Digoxin and furosemide were prescribed for a client with chronic heart failure, and the home health nurse is evaluating the client's self-care knowledge of these drugs. Which statement indicates that the client has a good understanding about the use of these drugs?

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:

Calcium 8.5 to 10.5 mg/dL (2.25 to 2.75 mmol/L)

A male client is admitted for observation because he is reporting progressively increasing fatigue over the past month and a brief episode of dizziness that occurred today. He has a history of heartburn and indigestion that he self-treats with Ibuprofen and antacids. Which assessment finding should the nurse report immediately to the healthcare provider?

Reference Ranges:

Hemoglobin (14 to 18 g/dL (8.7 to 11.2 mmol/L)]

Hematocrit [429% to 5296 (0.42 to 0.52 volume fraction)]

Gastric pH [1.5 to 3.5]

A male client reports to the nurse that he is experiencing gastrointestinal (GI) distress from a high dose of a corticosteroid and is planning to stop taking the medication. In response to the client's statement, which nursing action is most important for the nurse to Implement?

When preparing to apply a scheduled fentanyl transdermal patch, the nurse notes that the previously applied patch is intact on the client's upper back and the client denies pain. Which action should the nurse take?

Based on the capillary glucose measurement, a client is to receive 10 units of regular insulin. The client's medication drawer contains one vial of a 70/30 mixture of regular Insulin and Isophane insulin How should the nurse prepare the prescribed dose?

Rivastigmine, a cholinesterase inhibitor, is prescribed for a female client with early stage Alzheimer's Disease. The client's daughter tells the nurse that she plans to start administering the drug when her mother's symptoms are no longer manageable, in hopes that her mother will not have to go to a nursing home. How should the nurse respond?

The nurse is caring for a client who has a finger stick blood glucose level of 130 mg/dL (7.21 mmol/L) Prior to administering the scheduled dose of acarbose, the nurse is informed that morning meal trays will be 30 minutes late. Which action should the nurse take?

Reference Range:

Glucose [74 to 106 mg/dl. (4.1 to 5.9 mmol/L)]

Which instruction should the nurse include when teaching a client about self-administration of a bulk-forming laxative?