Kettering National Seminars’ Asthma Educator Certification Course Overview is approved by the AARC for 10 continuing education credits.

The nurse is performing an assessment on a client who will begin taking propranolol to treat hypertension. The nurse learns that the client has a history of asthma and diabetes. The nurse will take which action?

When auscultating over the client’s carotid artery, the nurse hears an abnormal buzzing or humming sound.  The nurse would document in the client’s chart this finding as a what?

The health care provider ordered 300,000 units of penicillin IM now. The medicine vial contains 1,000,000 units penicillin powder. The nurse added 4.6 ml of diluent to the powder. After reconstituted, the medication has a concentration of 200,000 units/1ml. How many ml/dose should the nurse administer?

The nurse is assessing a patient’s lymph nodes during a head-to-toe assessment. Which assessment would the nurse find most concerning?

The nurse is monitoring a pediatric client for low cardiac output after a corrective heart surgery. What symptoms should the nurse report to the health care provider? 

The nurse is teaching a client about taking hydrochlorothiazide for the treatment of hypertension. Which statement by the client indicates a need for further teaching?

The nurse is preparing to measure a clients blood pressure. What should the nurse do to ensure that the reading obtained is accurate? (Select all that apply.)

The nurse is reviewing a patient’s laboratory data and notes the Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate (ESR) indicates a faster than normal rate of settling. What assessment finding may the nurse encounter?

The nurse is teaching a client who has been prescribed diltiazem for treatment of hypertension. Which statements by the client indicates teaching is effective? (Select all that apply.)