A patient is to take furosemide (Lasix) for treatment of heart failure. The nurse knows that furosemide can cause the electrolyte imbalance:

The patient has been ordered hydrochlorothiazide (Microzide) and doxazosin (Cardura).  How would the nurse explain to a patient why they have been placed on two antihypertensive agents to lower blood pressure levels?

Which side effect of tetracycline (Sumycin) would contraindicate its use in a child younger than 8 years old unless the infection was life threatening?

A patient is taking ferrous sulfate (Feosol) po iron therapy for the treatment of iron deficiency anemia (IDA). Which of the following would be expected during the course of therapy?

Drug therapy with atorvastatin (Lipitor) is initiated for a patient with hyperlipidemia. Nursing implications for this drug include:

Which of the following assessment findings indicates a therapeutic effect when receiving therapy with finasteride (Proscar)?

The patient is to start sumatriptan (Imitrex) for migraine headaches.  What is important for the nurse to include in the teaching plan for this medication?

A provider has written an order for a patient to receive diphenoxylate with atropine (Lomotil). The nurse recognizes that this agent is used in the treatment of:

Which of the following is NOT a goal of chemotherapy:

The nurse has completed medication education for the patient who takes psyllium mucilloid (Metamucil).  The nurse recognizes that additional teaching is indicated when the patient makes which statement?