The nurse notes that a client is taking metoprolol.  The nurse should perform which assessment to determine medication effectiveness?

A patient with rheumatoid arthritis is prescribed the Tumor Necrosis Factor Inhibitor, adalimumab (Humira).  What should the nurse teach the patient about adalimumab?

The surgical nurse is admitting a client to the operating room.  Which information would require the nurse to call a time-out?

A client is being discharged to home after application of a plaster leg cast.  Which statement indicates that the client understands proper care of the cast?

The expected assessment findings for a client with Raynaud’s Phenomenon include (select all that apply): 

Which data would indicate to the nurse that simvastatin is effective

While taking a set of vital signs, the client complains of chest pain radiating down the left arm and shortness of breath.  The vitals are as follows: temperature 98.6 degrees F, pulse 118, respirations 26, and BP 150/90.  What would you do next?

A nurse is teaching a client about intermittent claudication.  How would the nurse best describe this condition?

When administering alendronate to a patient, the nurse will.

Physician orders a continuous IV heparin infusion for a patient with swelling and pain of the upper leg caused by a DVT.  While the patient is receiving the heparin infusion, the nurse should;