A postoperative patient is receiving morphine sulfate via PCA; the nurse observes her respiratory rate to be 6 per minute, shallow, and very irregular. The nurse should:

In teaching a patient about therapy with an azapirone antidepressant, the nurse should include caution about the:

The pharmacologic action of entacapone, a potent COMT inhibitor, is to:

The mechanisms of action for drugs used to treat thromboembolic disease are:

A patient is taking amiodarone for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and begins to complain of dizziness. The nurse should instruct the patient to:

Dystonic reactions, pseudoparkinsonism, akathisia, and tardive dyskinesia are types of:

Potency of an antipsychotic medication refers to the:

Ms. Lee has been prescribed a thiazide diuretic. She has an underlying medical history of type 2 diabetes. The nurse would anticipate:

An 89-year-old patient with pneumonia received a hypnotic agent at 9:00 PM. During the 2:00 AM rounds the nurse discovers her attempting to get out of bed without assistance, and she has removed her hospital gown. She states she is getting up to make breakfast. What type of medication effect is she exhibiting?

The nurse is preparing discharge instructions to a patient just diagnosed with seizure disorder who has been prescribed hydantoin therapy. The patient has a secondary diagnosis of diabetes mellitus. The patient will most likely experience which of the following?