The nurse is providing an in-service on mucosal protectants. What medication protects the ulcer from further injury from acid and pepsin and is a viscous substance that can stick to the ulcer for up to 6 hours?

A nurse is caring for a client who has a low thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) level and elevated thyroxine (T4) and triiodothyronine (13) levels. Which of the following medications should the nurse anticipate to treat Graves' disease?

The nurse is educating a client about taking a tetracycline along with an antacid. The nurse explains to the client not to take these two medications because the antacid can reduce the absorption of the tetracycline. When one drug reduces the effect of another, it is:

A nurse is preparing to administer naloxone (Narcan). The nurse understands that this medication has a rapid first-pass inactivation. The nurse understands that naloxone (Narcan) be administered in all of the following routes EXCEPT for:

A client has a new prescription of spironolactone (Aldactone), and wants to learn about how the mechanism of action of this medication. Which of the following statements should the nurse explain to the client?

Read the scenario and select the correct answers to complete the sentence:

Postoperative Medication Teaching

The nurse is performing postoperative medication teaching to an older mate client after a minor procedure to remove a superficial cyst on his upper back. The client is curious about the movement of the medication through his body and asks the nurse the name of the concept in which the medication moves from the site of administration, across body membranes, and to the circulating funds/bloodstream

The client is curious about the movement of the medication through his body. The client asks the nurse the name of the concept in which the medication moves from the site of administration, across body membranes, and to the circulating fluids/bloodstream.
How should the nurse best respond to explain this pharmacokinetic concept? 

A nurse is caring for a patient who is newly prescribed with celecoxib (Celebrex) Which of the following statements is TRUE regarding celecoxib (Celebrex)?

A nurse is educating a client about a new prescription for morphine sulfate (Astramorph). Which of the following statement should the nurse include in the teaching about morphine?

A nurse is teaching a client with a new prescription of dantrolene (Dantrium). Which of the following information should the nurse include in the teaching about this medication?

A client is being admitted for hypernatremia. A nurse is preparing to administer 0.45% sodium chloride 500 mL IV to the client over 2 hours. The nurse should set the IV pump to deliver how many mL/hr?

The client has been prescribed acetylsalicylic acid (Aspirin) by the healthcare provider. However, the client is not sure about the uses of aspirin. What of the following are the appropriate indications for aspirin? (Select All That Apply.).