The nurse is preparing a client’s morning medications and has delegated the vital signs to a nursing assistant. The nurse knows that it is important to obtain the heart rate for medications that have a negative chronotropic effect. Which of the following medications have a negative chronotropic effect and require the pulse rate to be recorded prior to administration?

A client reports to the nurse issues with chronic constipation and would like to take something on a regular basis. The client has a variety of laxatives available over the counter. Which laxative would be the safest for a client to take every day?

A client is having an antidepressant prescription switched from tranylcypromine, a Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitor, to fluoxetine a SSRI. How long should the client wait between stopping the MAOI and starting the SSRI? 

The nurse provides teaching to a client who will begin taking cyclobenzaprine to treat acute muscle spasms. Which statement by the client indicates a need for further teaching?

The nurse is administering the medication carbidopa/levodopa to a client with Parkinson’s Disease. The client wants to know what is the primary purpose of combining carbidopa with the levodopa? 

A practical nurse is caring for a client who has a prescription for the anti-convulsant medication gabapentin. The client does not have a history of a seizure disorder. What condition other than seizure is gabapentin prescribed for? Note: Please show your blank whiteboard to the camera. (Front and Back)

A client with a duodenal ulcer caused by H. pylori infection is prescribed amoxicillin, pantoprazole, and clarithromycin. What should the nurse emphasize when explaining the purpose of these medications?

Which of the following is the drug of choice for hypothyroidism because it is relatively inexpensive, requires once-a-day dosing, and is standardized resulting in uniform potency than do other thyroid hormone replacement drugs?

A nurse is caring for a client with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) who is prescribed theophylline. Which client symptom should prompt the nurse to suspect subtherapeutic levels of the medication and notify the provider? 

In the older adult, a reduction in hepatic metabolism can decrease first-pass metabolism and can prolong drug half-life, thus leading to which nursing concern?