When monitoring a patient who is taking a thyroid replacement hormone, which adverse effect needs to be reported to the prescriber? 

Which antiviral medication is commonly used for the treatment of influenza A? 

The nurse has given medication instructions to a patient receiving phenytoin (Dilantin). Which statement by the patient indicates that the patient has an adequate understanding?  

 A patient presents to the emergency department with generalized urticaria and facial flushing after eating shellfish. The provider prescribes loratadine and famotidine together. The patient asks, why do I need two medications for the same thing? Which of the following is the best nursing response?

A patient has been diagnosed with metabolic syndrome and is started on the biguanide metformin (Glucophage). The nurse knows that the purpose of the metformin, in this situation, is which of these?  

A 76-year-old patient has been taking esomeprazole 40 mg daily for the past 2 years for chronic GERD. During a routine wellness visit, he expresses concern about recent memory lapses. The nurse knows that which of the following best reflects current evidence regarding long-term PPI use and dementia? 

The colorfulness of the desert spring is determined by the amount of rain that falls in the

Compare and contrast the image in the first stanza of the kite that the wind keeps “in the air above the trees” (line 8) and the image in the last stanza of the “black umbrella, / blooming like an ancient flower.” What might each image represent for the immigrant family?

While a patient is receiving drug therapy for Parkinsons disease, the nurse monitors for dyskinesia, which is manifested by which finding?  

A 76-year-old patient has been taking esomeprazole 40 mg daily for the past 2 years for chronic GERD. During a routine wellness visit, he expresses concern about recent memory lapses. The nurse knows that which of the following best reflects current evidence regarding long-term PPI use and dementia?