The nurse is caring for a patient who recently started taking prochlorperazine 10 mg PO QID. Which of the following symptoms would cause the nurse to contact the physician immediately?

Which of the following actions should be taken when administering transdermal medications?

Which right of medication administration involves carefully verifying dosage conversions to ensure the correct amount of medication is administered?

Which of the following would allow the nurse to determine that a client taking tamsulosin (Flomax) was achieving clinical benefit from the medication? 

While counseling a client taking desvenlafaxine (Pristiq), the nurse recognizes that further teaching is necessary based on which of the following client statements?

While caring for a client with hypertension who has recently started taking nebivolol (Bystolic), the client reports, “This medication seems to give me a headache.” Which of the following responses by the nurse is best?

A nurse is preparing to administer aspirin 650 mg PO every 12 hr. The amount available is aspirin 325 mg tablets. How many tablets should the nurse administer? Round to the nearest whole number. ____ tablet(s)

A nurse is providing dietary teaching for a client who has a new prescription for a monoamine oxidase inhibitor (MAOI). When the client develops a sample lunch menu, which of the following items requires intervention by the nurse?

When administering an alpha blocker for the first time, it is most important for the nurse to assess the patient for the development of what adverse effect?

A client calls the nurse at 2 pm stating, “I forgot to take my atenolol (Tenormin) at 8 am like I usually do. Should I take it now?” Which of the following responses by the nurse is best?