A nurse is reviewing the medical record of a client who just returned to the unit following surgery and notes the client has a history of anaphylaxis in response to penicillin. The client's postoperative prescriptions include a dose of cephalexin. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?

The nurse is monitoring a client who has severe bone marrow suppression following antineoplastic drug therapy. Which is considered a principal early sign of infection?

During interleukin drug therapy, a client is showing signs of severe fluid retention, with increasing dyspnea and severe peripheral edema. The next dose of the interleukin is due now.

Which action will the nurse take next?

A nurse is preparing to infuse a 250-mL unit of packed RBCs over 2 hr. The drop factor of the manual IV tubing is I5 gtts/mL. The nurse should adjust the flow rate to deliver how many drops per minute? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.)

A nurse is reviewing the medical record of a client who just returned to the unit following surgery and notes the client has a history of anaphylaxis in response to penicillin. The client's postoperative prescriptions include a dose of cephalexin. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?

A client with a tracheostomy has difficulty removing excessive, thick mucus from the respiratory tract. The nurse expects that which drug will be ordered to aid in the removal of mucus?

During an assessment, the client tells the nurse that he eats large amounts of garlic for its cardiovascular benefits. Which drug or drug class, if taken, would have a potential interaction with the garlic?

An older adult client will be taking a vasodilator for hypertension. Which adverse effect is of most concern for the older adult client taking this class of drug?

When monitoring a client who is taking a cholinergic drug, the nurse will watch for which cardiovascular effect?

A nurse is preparing to administer bisacodyl suppository to a client. Which of the following actions should the nurse take? (Select all that apply.)

When evaluating a client's use of a metered-dose inhaler (MDI), the nurse notes that the client is unable to coordinate the activation of the inhaler with her breathing. What intervention is most appropriate at this time?