When preparing to apply a scheduled fentanyl transdermal patch, the nurse notes that the previously applied patch is intact on the client's upper back and the client denies pain. Which action should the nurse take?

A client with cystitis receives a prescription for phenazopyridine. Which information should the nurse explain to the client about its therapeutic effect?

A client with peptic ulcer disease is scheduled to receive doses of pantoprazole IV and sucralfate PO before breakfast at 0730. The client reports experiencing heartburn when the nurse brings the scheduled medications. Which action should the nurse take?

A client is receiving miotics for the treatment of open-angle glaucoma. The nurse determines that a priority nursing problem is "risk for injury." This nursing problem is based on which etiology?

A client who is receiving pregabalin for fibromyalgia complains of tremors in the hands. Which action should the nurse implement?

A client with a cold is taking the antitussive medication benzonatate. Which assessment information indicates to the nurse that the medication is effective?

Before administering a laxative to a bedfast client, it is most important for the nurse to perform which assessment?

A client with a history of smoking cigarettes for many years arrives at the clinic and expresses a desire to stop smoking. The client receives a prescription for bupropion to reduce nicotine cravings. Which information should the nurse include in the discharge teaching?

A client is scheduled for a spiral computed tomography (CT) scan with contrast to evaluate for pulmonary embolism. Which information in the client's history requires follow-up by the nurse?

Based on a client's serum digoxin level, the client is diagnosed with digoxin toxicity. Which action should the nurse expect to implement?

Furosemide is prescribed for a client with a history of heart failure (HF). Which foods should the nurse encourage this client to eat?

When administering zolpidem to an older client, which computer documentation indicates that the desired outcome has been achieved?

An older client with heart failure (HF), coronary artery disease (CAD), and hypertension (HTN), is receiving these daily prescriptions: atenolol, furosemide, and enalapril. Which assessments should the nurse include in evaluating the effectiveness of the medications? (Select all that apply.)

A male client who has been taking a high dose of a nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drug (NSAID) comes to the clinic reporting gastric pain and blood in his stool. The healthcare provider discontinues the NSAIDs and prescribes esomeprazole. Which information should the nurse include in this client's teaching plan?

A client with chronic asthma receives a prescription for montelukast, a leukotriene modifier. Which statement by the client indicates to the nurse that medication teaching was effective?

A client with heart failure (HF) develops hyperaldosteronism and spironolactone is prescribed. Which instruction should the nurse include in the client's plan of care?

A female client with osteoporosis has been taking a weekly dose of oral risedronate for several weeks. The client calls the clinic nurse to report increasing "heartburn." How should the nurse respond?

A client is receiving tamsulosin, an alpha-adrenergic blocking agent, for the management of urinary retention due to benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). Which instruction is most important for the nurse to provide?

The nurse is planning discharge teaching for a client with type 2 diabetes mellitus who has a new prescription for insulin glargine. Which action should the nurse plan to include in the discharge teaching?

The nurse is administering sucralfate to a client with stomatitis secondary to chemotherapy. The client wants to take the medication after breakfast. How should the nurse respond?

A client who experiences migraine headaches reports having fewer headaches since using the herbal remedy feverfew. Which information is most important for the nurse to include in a teaching plan for this client?

Levothyroxine sodium is prescribed for a client with hypothyroidism. The nurse should instruct the client to report which symptom because it indicates that the client is taking too much levothyroxine sodium?

The nurse is providing discharge instructions for a client with metastatic cancer who is prescribed morphine for bone pain. Which information from the client indicates to the nurse an understanding of the medication?

A female client who is starting a new prescription for doxycycline hydate tells the nurse that she takes birth control pills. Which action should the nurse take?