A nurse is providing discharge instructions to a client who has pulmonary tuberculosis and a new prescription for rifampin.
Which of the following information should the nurse provide?

A patient is experiencing nausea and decreased appetite during drug therapy with a tetracycline antibiotic.
What is the nurse’s best advice to the patient?

The nurse is reviewing the medication orders for a patient who will be receiving aminoglycoside therapy.
Which other medication or medication class, if ordered, would be a potential interaction concern?

A patient has been prescribed a 2-week course of antifungal suppositories for a vaginal yeast infection.
She asks the nurse if there is an alternative to this medication, stating, “I don’t want to do this for 2 weeks!” What could be a possible alternative in this situation?

Phenytoin has a narrow therapeutic index.
The nurse recognizes that this characteristic indicates which of these?

Examine the following patient data for a patient who has been prescribed vancomycin.
The nurse is evaluating a patient after administering several doses of Vancomycin IV. Which of the following changes would indicate a therapeutic response to the medication? (Select all that apply)

A nurse is caring for a client who has recurrent kidney stones and a history of diabetes mellitus.
The client is scheduled for an intravenous Pyelogram (IVP). The nurse should collect additional data about which of the following statements made by the client?

A nurse is collecting data from a client who has diabetes mellitus.
Which of the following findings indicates that the client is experiencing DKA?

A nurse is documenting an 8-hour intake and output (I&O) record for a patient who consumed 4 oz of juice, 6 oz of tea, a 100 mL cup of soda, an IV bolus of 150 mL, and 8 oz of broth. How many mL of intake should the nurse record on the patient’s chart?

A patient has been admitted with a fever of 102.8 F (39.3 C), with an unknown origin.

The patient’s urine is cloudy, foul-smelling, and dark amber.

Orders have been given to obtain urine and blood cultures immediately and to administer an antibiotic intravenously.

In what order should the nurse complete these orders?

A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client who has type 2 diabetes mellitus.
The nurse determines that teaching has been effective when the client identifies which of the following manifestations of hypoglycemia? (Select all that apply.)