A client has been taking levodopa (L-dopa) for the treatment of Parkinson’s disease. What additional medication may decrease the amount of levodopa needed to reach a therapeutic level in the brain, thereby reducing adverse effects of levodopa?

A client in the cardiac intensive care unit has been prescribed a dobutamine infusion at 2.5 mcg/kg/min. Knowing that the client weighs 62 kg and the medication is provided at a concentration of 1,000 mcg/mL, at what rate should the client’s IV pump be set in mL/h? Round to the nearest tenth.

The nurse’s client is prescribed a drug that has been ordered off-label, what actions should the nurse perform before administering the drug? Select all that apply.

A nurse is providing medication education for a client newly diagnosed with iron-deficiency anemia and prescribed a liquid iron supplement.  What information should the nurse include in the teaching?  Select all that apply.  

Atropine is being used as a mydriatic agent to dilate the pupil for an ocular examination. The nurse recognizes which principles of medication administration for ocular medication administration? 

The nurse is teaching a new client with Parkinson disease about levodopa (L-dopa). What should the nurse instruct the client to avoid using concurrently with L-dopa?

A client has been administered phenylephrine, a medication that affects alpha1-receptors. The nurse should anticipate what two effects on the client? Select all that apply.

A client is newly diagnosed with parkinsonism and has been prescribed levodopa. After several weeks, no appreciable reduction in symptoms has been noted. The nurse should anticipate what change in the client’s medication regimen?

The nurse is caring for a client with myasthenia gravis. The client develops progressive muscle weakness and respiratory difficulty. Edrophonium is ordered and injected and the client’s symptoms worsen. How should the nurse interpret this response?

A client with Hodgkin disease has been prescribed vincristine. What nursing consideration should the nurse prioritize when administering this drug?