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 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 lorazepam 2 mg PO.

Available in lorazepam 1 mg tablets.

How many tablets should the nurse administer?

Which of the following statements indicates that the client understands the effects of warfarin (coumadin)?

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 hypertension and is to start taking Atenolol.

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 reinforcing teaching for a client who has angina pectoris and a new prescription to apply a nitroglycerin transdermal patch daily.

Which of the following instructions should the nurse give the client?

A nurse in the emergency department is assisting with the care of a client who has a deep laceration on her left lower forearm and is bleeding heavily from the wound.

Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?

A nurse is caring for a client who has a thrombus and is receiving a continuous infusion of heparin. The client asks the nurse how long it will take for the heparin to dissolve the clot.

Which of the following responses should the nurse make?

A nurse is preparing to administer Lactated Ringer's solution IV to infuse at 120 mL/hr for a client who has a respiratory disorder. The drop factor in the manual IV tubing is 60 gtt/mL. The nurse should set the flow rate to deliver how many gtts/min?