A nurse is caring for a client who has heart failure and a new prescription for furosemide. Which of the following laboratory values should the nurse review before administering furosemide?

A nurse is teaching a client who has diabetes mellitus and receives 25 units of NPH insulin every morning if her blood glucose level is above 200 mg/dL. Which of the following information should the nurse include?

A nurse is caring for a client who has streptococcal pneumonia and a prescription for penicillin Gby intermittent IV bolus. 10 minutes into the infusion of the third dose, the client reports that the IV site itches and that he feels dizzy and short of breath. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?

A nurse is preparing to administer nalbuphine to a postoperative client who is experiencing pain. The nurse should monitor the client for Which of the following potential adverse effects of this medication?

A nurse is providing teaching to a client who has a new diagnosis of hypothyroidism. On which of the following medications should the nurse prepare to instruct the client?

A nurse is teaching a group of young women about the use of oral contraceptives. The nurse should teach that taking Which of the following herbal preparations reduces the effectiveness of this birth control method?

A nurse is caring for a client who has tuberculosis and new prescriptions for rifampin and pyrazinamide. Which of the following laboratory tests should the nurse instruct the client will be required while on this medication regimen?

A nurse is providing teaching to a client Who has a skin infection and a new prescription for gentamicin topical cream. Which of the following instructions should the nurse provide?

A hospice nurse is caring for a client who has terminal cancer and takes PO morphine for pain relief. The client reports that he had to increase the dose of morphine this week to obtain pain relief. Which of the following scenarios should the nurse document as the explanation for this situation?

A clinic nurse is giving instructions to a mother on the proper technique of applying ophthalmic ointment to her preschool-age child who has conjunctivitis. Which of the following should the nurse include in the instructions?

A nurse is teaching a client who has a duodenal ulcer about his new prescription for cimetidine. The nurse should include which of the following instructions in the teaching?