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During a prenatal assessment, the nurse gathers the patient's social history. What is the primary focus of this component of the health history?
A nurse is contributing to the plan of care for a client who has a new prescription for nystatin suspension for oral candidiasis. Which of the following interventions should the nurse include in the plan?
A nurse is preparing to administer phenytoin IV to a client who has a seizure disorder. Which of the following actions should the nurse plan to take?
While teaching the parents of an adolescent who has been using marijuana, the nurse explains that the euphoria resulting from the use of abused psychoactive substances is believed to be caused by which mechanism?
A nurse discovers a medication error in which the client received twice the prescribed amount of medication. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?
Symptoms of Parkinsonism would be increased by which of the following?
A nurse is assessing a client 4 hr after they received an initial dose of fluoxetine. Which of the following findings should the nurse report to the provider as an indication of serotonin syndrome?
Which of the following represents the correct administration of the prescribed medication?
A nurse on a medical unit is assisting with the orientation of a newly licensed nurse. The nurse should remind the newly licensed nurse to have a second nurse independently verify the dosage of which of the following medications prior to administration?
Which change management model, developed by Kurt Lewin in the 1950s, describes change as a three-stage process analogous to an ice block: Unfreeze, Change, Refreeze?
The home care nurse makes a home visit to a client with type 1 diabetes who is at 29 weeks gestation. The client states she has been nauseated for the past 24 hours. It is MOST important for the nurse to ask which question?
A client is starting disulfiram (Antabuse) therapy for alcohol abuse. The nurse should include which of the following topics in the medication education plan? 1. It is important to take this medication every day. 2. If planning to drink alcohol, stop disulfiram treatment 1 day before alcohol consumption. 3. Disulfiram works by disrupting the metabolism of alcohol. 4. Use of alcohol while taking disulfiram may cause nausea, vomiting, and may even be fatal.
In the presynaptic terminal of neuronal cells, the immediate trigger for the release of neurotransmitter from synaptic vesicles into the synaptic cleft is:
A 10-year-old child requires daily medications for a chronic illness. Her mother tells the nurse that the child continually forgets to take the medicine unless reminded. What nursing action is most appropriate to promote adherence to the medication regimen?
The site of action of diazepam (Valium) to relieve anxiety is the:
The nurse on the medical-surgical unit is reviewing discharge instructions with a client who has a history of glaucoma. Which class of medications should the nurse anticipate the client will be prescribed?
Fentanyl and midazolam (Versed) are given before débridement of a child's burn wounds. What is the purpose of using these medications?
A nurse is assisting with discharge planning for a client who has a history of alcohol use disorder. The provider prescribes a medication to help the client maintain abstinence by decreasing cravings for alcohol. Which of the following medications should the nurse expect the provider to prescribe?
A patient admitted with metastatic lung cancer is ordered to receive morphine sulfate for pain. The nurse should assess for which of the following common adverse reactions to this medication?
A nurse is assessing an adolescent who received a sodium polystyrene sulfonate enema for hyperkalemia. Which of the following findings indicates the effectiveness of the medication?