A nurse is preparing to administer a client's daily dose of NPH insulin at 0730.

The nurse should expect this type of insulin to peak within which of the following timeframes after administration?

The physician orders vancomycin hydrochloride 2 g/day by mouth in 4 divided doses.

The pharmacy fills the client's prescription with 500 mg vancomycin hydrochloride capsules.

The nurse should instruct the client to take______capsule(s) per dose.

A nurse is preparing to administer risperidone 5 mg PO.

Available is risperidone 2 mg tablets.

How many tablets should the nurse administer? (Round the answer to the nearest tenth, Use a leading zero if it applies.

Do not use a trailing zero).

A nurse is preparing to administer insulin lispro to a client who has type 1 diabetes mellitus.

Which of the following actions should the nurse plan to take?

A nurse is preparing to administer levothyroxine 100mcg po to a client who has hypothyroidism.

Available levothyroxine is 50 mcg tablets.

How many tablets should the nurse administer? (Round off to the nearest whole number.

Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)

A nurse is preparing to administer dexamethasone 3 mg PO.

Available are dexamethasone 1.5 mg tablets.

How many tablets should the nurse administer? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number.

Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.).

A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a patient who has hypertension and a new prescription for verapamil.

The nurse should instruct the patient to avoid taking this medication with which of the following foods?

A nurse is reinforcing discharge instructions for a client who has asthma and is about to start taking theophylline.

The nurse should instruct the client to monitor which of the following findings is an adverse effect of the medication.

A nurse is reviewing laboratory data from a client who has a pulmonary embolism and is receiving IV heparin.

Which of the following findings should the nurse report to the provider?

A male client tells the nurse that he does not want the female assistive personnel (AP) involved in his care.

Which of the following statements should the nurse give?

A nurse is caring for a client who has asthma.

The client asks the nurse how albuterol helps his breathing.

Which of the following information should the nurse include in the response? (Select all that apply).