A sanitation worker has experienced a needle stick by a contaminated needle that was placed in a trash can. The employee health nurse expects that which drug will be used to provide passive immunity to hepatitis B infection?

The nurse is screening a client who will be taking a nonspecific/nonselective beta blocker. Which condition, if present, may cause serious problems if the client takes this medication?

A client has excessive and painful gas. The nurse checks the client's medication orders and prepares to administer which drug for this problem?

When a client is taking an anticholinergic such as benztropine as part of the treatment for Parkinson's disease, the nurse should include which information in the teaching plan?

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

Methotrexate is ordered for a client with a malignant tumor, and the nurse is providing education about self-care after the chemotherapy is given. Which statements by the nurse are appropriate for the client receiving methotrexate? (Select all that apply.)

An adrenergic agonist is ordered for a client in cardiogenic shock. The nurse will note that this drug has had its primary intended effect if which expected outcome occurs?

A client is receiving heparin therapy as part of the treatment for a pulmonary embolism. The nurse monitors the results of which laboratory test to check the drug's effectiveness?

A client will be discharged with a 1 week supply of an opioid analgesic for pain management after abdominal surgery. The nurse will include which information in the teaching plan?

The nurse is providing counseling to a woman who is HIV positive and has just discovered that she is pregnant. Which anti-HIV drug is given to HIV-infected pregnant women to prevent transmission of the virus to the infant?

A client with a history of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (CORD) and type 2 diabetes has been treated for pneumonia for the past week. The client has been receiving intravenous corticosteroids as well as antibiotics as part of his therapy. At this time, the pneumonia has resolved, but when monitoring the blood glucose levels, the nurse notices that the level is still elevated.

What is the best explanation for this elevation?