A child with Type 1 diabetes mellitus presents in the school nurse’s office about an hour before lunch period reporting disorientation. Which information is most important for the nurse to obtain?

The nurse administers filgrastim (Neupogen).  For which situation would filgrastim not be indicated?

Middle managers formulate objectives and plans for implementing decisions from above and coordinate activities from below.

A patient presenting to the ER with a diagnosis of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) has many physiological needs that must be addressed immediately. What expected adjunct medication class does the nurse expect to see ordered.

A nurse is providing discharge education for a patient on hydrochlorothiazide (Microzide) for hypertension and plans to include:  (Select all that apply)

Match the following definitions in the left column to the correct term in the right column: (Use each term once)

The nurse is providing discharge instructions for a patient with angina for whom the physician has ordered atenolol (Tenormin),a beta-adrenergic antagonist.  Which statement by the nurse is important to include?

A patient with a recent history of myocardial infarction is unable to tolerate aspirin for prevention of further thromboembolic events.  The nurse would anticipate a prescription for:

A patient is receiving digoxin (Lanoxin) for treatment of heart failure. The nurse assesses the patient’s pulse before administering the 0900 dose. The apical pulse at 0800 was 68, and the apical pulse at 0900 is 63. The nurse should:

A patient is receiving digoxin (Lanoxin) for treatment of heart failure. The nurse assesses the patient’s pulse before administering the 0900 dose. The apical pulse at 0800 was 68, and the apical pulse at 0900 is 63. The nurse should: