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?

A nurse on a medical-surgical unit is caring for a client who asks to review his medical record.

Which of the following responses should the nurse make?

A nurse is caring for a client who has hypertension and is to start taking Atenolol.

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 administers subcutaneous NPH insulin at 0700 to a child who has diabetes.

At which of the following times should the nurse observe for hypoglycemia caused by the onset of the medication?

A nurse is preparing to administer heparin subcutaneously to a client who has deep vein thrombosis.

Which of the following actions should the nurse take?

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?

Which medication should the nurse have available to reverse heparin's effects for a client who has thrombophlebitis and is receiving a continuous heparin infusion?

A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client who has diabetes mellitus and a new prescription for lispro and Lantus insulins.

Which of the following statements by the client indicates an understanding of the teaching?

A nurse is preparing to administer heparin subcutaneously to a client.

Which of the following is an appropriate action by the nurse?