The nurse is caring for a client who has begun vomiting.
The nurse is aware that which part of the client’s brain has been stimulated?

A client with a duodenal ulcer is receiving sucralfate for short-term treatment.
What should the nurse advise the client to avoid?

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?

The nurse should question an order for bismuth salts for a client with what condition?

A client taking a chemical stimulant laxative and medications for heart failure and osteoarthritis calls the clinic and reports, “I’m just not feeling right.” What is the priority question the nurse should ask this client?

The home health nurse provides client teaching to a client who is taking oral prednisolone.
The nurse provides what instruction to the client?

A client has responded poorly to conservative treatment for nausea and vomiting and has subsequently been prescribed dronabinol.
In addition to monitoring the client’s nausea, the nurse should prioritize what assessment after administering the drug?

A client with type 1 diabetes presents to the diabetes educator and asks about a change in insulin. The client’s occupation requires long international flights, and the client does not want to administer insulin on the plane.
What kind of insulin would best meet this client’s needs?

The nurse is instructing a patient who will take psyllium (Metamucil) to treat constipation.
What information will the nurse include when teaching this patient?

A client has begun reporting nausea and vomiting.
What would the nurse assess to determine the need for therapy?