A nurse is caring for an older adult client who is taking prednisone for long-term treatment of rheumatoid arthritis.
The nurse should monitor the client for which of the following adverse effects of this drug?

A nurse is teaching a client who has multiple allergies about using an epinephrine auto-injector.
Which of the following instructions should the nurse include?

A nurse is assessing a client who is receiving heparin therapy for deep-vein thrombosis.
Which of the following findings should indicate to the nurse that the therapy is effective?

A nurse is assessing a client who has Graves' disease and is taking methimazole.
Which of the following findings indicates the client needs a lower dose of the medication?

A nurse is reviewing the laboratory results of a client who received a dose of sodium polystyrene sulfonate.
Which of the following findings should the nurse identify as an indication that the medication has been effective?

A nurse is planning to administer a controlled substance to a client who is experiencing pain.
Which of the following actions should the nurse plan to take first?

A nurse is preparing to administer propranolol to a client.
Which of the following should the nurse assess prior to administering this medication?

A nurse is administering naloxone to a client who has developed an adverse reaction to morphine.
The nurse should identify which of the following findings as a therapeutic effect of naloxone?

Glipizide Therapy Monitoring.

A nurse is reviewing the laboratory results of a client who has diabetes mellitus and is taking glipizide.
Which of the following values indicates that the client is adhering to the treatment plan?

A nurse is initiating IV therapy for a client who had a right-sided mastectomy.
In which of the following locations should the nurse place a catheter?

A nurse is completing medication reconciliation for a client prior to their transfer to a rehabilitation facility.
Which of the following actions should the nurse take?