The patient is to start sumatriptan (Imitrex) for migraine headaches.  What is important for the nurse to include in the teaching plan for this medication?

A provider has written an order for a patient to receive diphenoxylate with atropine (Lomotil). The nurse recognizes that this agent is used in the treatment of:

Which of the following is NOT a goal of chemotherapy:

The nurse has completed medication education for the patient who takes psyllium mucilloid (Metamucil).  The nurse recognizes that additional teaching is indicated when the patient makes which statement?

A patient has been receiving the opioid agonist morphine (MS Contin) for chronic pain. When the patient says that she has recently been experiencing increased pain despite continuing the morphine, the nurse realizes that the patient is experiencing:

A patient is prescribed cyclophosphamide (Cytoxan) and vincristine (Oncovin) for Hodgkin’s disease.  How should the nurse answer a patient who asks why several chemotherapy agents are prescribed to treat his cancer?

The nurse provides teaching to a patient taking the antitussive dextromethorphan (Robitussin) for cough that was recommended by the physician.  The nurse knows that education has been effective if the patient makes the following statement:

A patient is unable to take oral medications. He has received a loading dose of phenytoin (Dilantin) intravenously. The orders call for him to receive phenytoin, 5 mg/kg/day in three divided doses. The phenytoin is available in a vial containing a concentration of 50 mg/ml. The patient weighs 90 kg. How many ml of medication will be drawn up for each dose?  (Enter only a number please)

The student nurse asks the nursing instructor, “Do the medications we are studying actually make more neurotransmitters?”  What is the best response by the nursing instructor?

The pediatrician ordered Tylenol Elixir, 320 mg po Q6H, prn, for temperature greater than 101 F.  The Tylenol Elixir bottle states 160 mg/tsp.  How many mLs will the pediatric nurse administer per dose? . Submit answer as number only please.