A nurse is reviewing agency protocol prior to administering epoetin alfa to a client who has chronic kidney disease.
Which of the following actions should the nurse plan to take?

A nurse is caring for an older adult client who is taking prednisone for long-term treatment of rheumatoid arthritis.
The nurse should monitor the client for which of the following adverse effects of this drug?

A nurse is caring for a client who is receiving prednisone on a long-term basis to treat inflammatory bowel disease.
Which of the following actions should the nurse take?

A nurse is preparing to administer propranolol to a client.
Which of the following should the nurse assess prior to administering this medication?

A nurse is reviewing the laboratory report of a client who has bipolar disorder prior to the administration of lithium carbonate. The client's lithium level is.6 mEq/L.
Which of the following actions should the nurse take?

A nurse recently administered filgrastim intravenously to a client who has cancer and is receiving cytotoxic chemotherapy.
For which of the following data, discovered after the medication was administered, should the nurse file an incident report?

A nurse is caring for a client who has diabetes mellitus and is taking pioglitazone.
The nurse should plan to monitor the client for which of the following adverse effects?

A nurse in the emergency department is admitting a client who has diabetic ketoacidosis and a blood glucose level of 800 mg/dL.
Which of the following interventions should the nurse initiate first?

Subcutaneous Heparin Administration.

A nurse is preparing to administer heparin subcutaneously to a client.
Which of the following actions should the nurse plan to take to minimize bleeding following the injection?

A nurse is reviewing the laboratory results of a client who has rheumatoid arthritis and a prescription for cyclosporine.
The nurse should report which of the following laboratory values to the provider?

A nurse realizes that they failed to administer a medication that was due 4 hr ago to a client.
Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?