The nurse is teaching a client who has been diagnosed with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) about the antiretroviral medication regimen. Which statement provided by the client requires additional instruction by the nurse?

A client with benign prostatic hyperplasia receives a new prescription of tamsulosin. Which intervention should the nurse perform to monitor for an adverse reaction?

The nurse is providing discharge instructions to a client who has been prescribed gabapentin 300 mg by mouth (PO) three times a day for postherpetic neuralgia. Which symptom should the nurse tell the client to report to the healthcare provider?

The nurse is teaching a client how to use an inhaler device. Which client statement indicates to the nurse that the client understands the instructions?

The nurse is administering sodium polystyrene sulfonate to a client in acute kidney injury (AKI). Which laboratory finding indicates that the medication has been effective?

Reference Range:
Glucose [74 to 106 mg/dL (4.1 to 5.9 mmol/L)] 
Hemoglobin [14 to 18 g/dL (140 to 180 g/L)] 
Potassium [3.5 to 5 mEq/L (3.5 to 5 mmol/L)] 
Ammonia [10 to 80 μg/dL (6 to 47 μmol/dL)]

The client is a 75-year-old female admitted to the preoperative area to prepare for pacemaker insertion. Client reports she is having this done because her heart rate has been staying very low, she is always tired, and she has passed out once from low heart rate. Client has history of worsening symptomatic bradycardia. History of atrial fibrillation controlled. The nurse is preparing the client's plan of care. Select 4 findings that would indicate to the nurse that the administration of the vancomycin antibiotic would be safe to administer.

The healthcare provider prescribes propylthiouracil (PTU) and Lugol's solution, a strong iodine solution, for a client with hyperthyroidism. How should the nurse schedule the administration of these medications?

Which intervention is most important for the nurse to implement for a client with type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) who is receiving insulin lispro?

Which action should the nurse implement to assess the effectiveness of amlodipine?

A client has a prescription for heparin 1,000 units IV STAT. Several pre filled syringes of low molecular weight heparin are available in the client's medication drawer. Which action should the nurse implement?

A client with anemia secondary to chronic kidney disease (CKD) started a prescription for epoetin alfa two months ago. Which client finding best indicates that the medication is effective?

Reference Range:
Hemoglobin (Hgb) [14 to 18 g/dl. (8.7 to 11.2 mmol/L)]