A patient is receiving digoxin (Lanoxin) for treatment of heart failure. The nurse assesses the patient’s pulse before administering the 0900 dose. The apical pulse at 0800 was 68, and the apical pulse at 0900 is 63. The nurse should:

A patient is receiving digoxin (Lanoxin) for treatment of heart failure. The nurse assesses the patient’s pulse before administering the 0900 dose. The apical pulse at 0800 was 68, and the apical pulse at 0900 is 63. The nurse should:

A patient with a recent history of myocardial infarction is unable to tolerate aspirin for prevention of further thromboembolic events.  The nurse would anticipate a prescription for:

Atypical antipsychotics such as risperidone (Risperdol) treat both positive and negative symptoms of schizophrenia.  Identification of these symptoms is important for proper diagnosis and effective medication management.  Which symptom is a positive symptom of schizophrenia?

A patient has been prescribed epoetin alfa (Epogen). The nurse understands that this medication will have an effect on:

A nurse administers an antibiotic to a patient. Regarding general principles of drug administration, the responsibilities of the nurse includes: (Select all that apply)

According to the text, there are_____ dimensions of police organizational performance

Drug therapy with atorvastatin (Lipitor) is initiated for a patient with hyperlipidemia. Nursing implications for this drug include:

Directing individuals to achieve organizational goals in an efficient and effective manner is known as _____.

Nursing interventions during initial therapy with ACE inhibitors such as lisinopril (Prinvil), or ARB’s such as losartan (Cozaar), must include: