A client presents to the Emergency Department with a laceration that will require local anesthesia for suturing. What medication would the nurse prepare?  

A client presents to the Emergency Department with a laceration that will require local anesthesia for suturing. What medication would the nurse prepare?  

Bethanechol chloride (Urecholine) is prescribed for a client with a 24-hour total fluid intake of 1800, and less than 30/mL an hour output.  Which is the desired effect of this medication?  

A client is to receive diazepam as part of the treatment for status epilepticus. The client has a peripheral intravenous infusion in the left arm that is being used to administer phenytoin. Which action would be most appropriate for the nurse to do?

A client is to receive diazepam as part of the treatment for status epilepticus. The client has a peripheral intravenous infusion in the left arm that is being used to administer phenytoin. Which action would be most appropriate for the nurse to do?

A client is admitted for abdominal pain. When you review his medication history you identify the drug escitalopram (Lexapro) has been used daily for several months. What is the best explanation for the use of this medication?  

Bethanechol chloride (Urecholine) is prescribed for a client with a 24-hour total fluid intake of 1800, and less than 30/mL an hour output.  Which is the desired effect of this medication?  

A client with multiple sclerosis is experiencing an acute exacerbation with increased fatigue, motor weakness, and the onset of optic neuritis. Which medication does the nurse anticipate will be used to decrease the inflammatory process and improve conduction of the demyelinating axons?

A client has been taking Morphine Sulfate for 8 weeks related to a diagnosis of terminal cancer.  What assessment finding is most likely to be identified in this client?  

When a 12 year old child is prescribed methylphenidate (Ritalin) which is important for the nurse to monitor?