The nurse admits to the clinic a 7-month-old infant whose parents report that the baby has not had a bowel movement in 4 days.
What is the nurse’s best action?

The nurse is providing discharge teaching for a client prescribed prednisone to be taken on alternate days. The client asks why he cannot just take half a pill every day.
What rationale should the nurse describe?

A client has a history of atrial fibrillation and is taking an oral anticoagulant. The client has been newly diagnosed with hypothyroidism and placed on levothyroxine.
What assessment should the nurse prioritize?

When providing health education to a client taking octreotide, the nurse should warn the client about the possibility of what potential adverse effect?

What statement by a client who is to take an antitussive with codeine indicates that the nurse’s teaching has been effective?

The nurse is caring for a client with renal dysfunction who requires an oral antidiabetic agent.
What drug will the nurse expect to see ordered?

The nurse is caring for a client who works night shift from 22:00 to 06:00 and normally sleeps from 08:00 (8 AM) until 16:00 (4 PM) each day.
The nurse should teach this client to take the prescribed corticosteroid at what time of the day?

What type of insulin would the nurse administer if the fastest therapeutic effects are needed?

After administering propylthiouracil (PTU), what effect would the nurse anticipate the drug will have in the client’s body?

A client with hepatitis C has been experiencing symptoms of gastroesophageal reflux.
What H antagonist would be most appropriate for this client’s needs?

The nurse is caring for a client with neurogenic diabetes insipidus and administers what drug to treat the condition.