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 preparing to administer dextrose 3.5% in water (D3.5W) 1200 mL to infuse over 24 hours.

The drop factor of the manual IV infusion is 15 gtt/mL.

How many gtt/min should the nurse set the infusion to deliver? (Round to the nearest whole number.

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

A nurse is teaching the parents of a child who has diabetes mellitus about the manifestations of hypoglycemia.

Which of the following manifestations should the nurse include in the teaching?

A nurse is caring for a client who is taking levothyroxine for hypothyroidism.

Which of the following indicates the client's dose is too high?

A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a client who is to self-administer regular insulin and NPH insulin from the same syringe.

Which of the following instructions should the nurse provide?

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 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 preparing to administer 400 mL of 0.9% sodium chloride IV over 8 hours.

The drop factor of the manual IV tubing is 60 gtt/mL.

The nurse should set the manual IV infusion to deliver how many gtt/min? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number.

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

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 collecting data from a client who has diabetes mellitus.

The client is confused, flushed, and has an acetone odor on their breath.

The nurse should anticipate a prescription for which of the following types of insulin to treat the client.