The nurse is working with a client who is newly diagnosed with hypothyroidism. Diagnostic testing has indicated that the client’s health problem is caused by anterior pituitary dysfunction.
This client’s hypothyroidism is rooted in a deficiency of:

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

A client has an important presentation to make in 4 hours, and he needs relief from the congestion of seasonal rhinitis. The client calls the nurse, explains the situation, and tells the nurse that he cannot afford to be drowsy.
What medication is most likely to meet this client’s needs?

The client, newly diagnosed with diabetic retinopathy, asks what caused this disorder.
What is the nurse’s best response?

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?

The nurse is providing client teaching regarding the administration of levothyroxine.
What is the nurse’s priority teaching point?

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?

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

The client, newly diagnosed with diabetic retinopathy, asks what caused this disorder.
What is the nurse’s best response?

A client who has chronic bronchial asthma has had a mast cell stabilizer prescribed.
What drug would the provider prescribe?

A college student with migraine headaches that cause nausea and vomiting has been prescribed trimethobenzamide.
The nurse should caution the student to avoid using which substance?