The nurse is teaching a patient about the use of an anticholinergic medication. What information will the nurse include when teaching this patient about this medication?  

A patient is preparing for a CT scan with contrast in the morning.  She currently takes metformin (Glucophage) 500 mg orally twice a day for  Type 2 diabetes.  The nurse understands that this patient is at increased risk for which condition?

The nurse has been assigned a patient with decreased level of consciousness. An empty bottle of diazepam was found on the floor. The patient also smells of alcohol. The nurse is most concerned for.

A patient asks the nurse about taking over-the-counter (OTC) medications.  The nurse will tell that the patient that OTC medications    

A patient who has undergone cleft palate revision requires acetaminophen (Tylenol) elixir 30 mg po stat. You have Children’s Tylenol elixir 160 mg per 5 mL.  How many milliliters will you administer?

Your patient has an order for acyclovir (Zovirax) 355 mg IV every 8 hours for herpes. Pharmacy supplies acyclovir 500 mg vial, with instructions to reconstitute each 500 mg with 10 mL of sterile water for injection and further dilute in 100 mL normal saline to infuse over 1 hour. How many milliliters will you draw from the vial after reconstitution?  

A 24 year old man falls to the floor experiencing tonic, clonic seizure activity of all extremities for 90 seconds, stops for 30 seconds than reoccurs for another minute. The nurse would expect the physician to order this for the acute seizure. 

Mrs. Pace is receiving prednisone 7.5 mg by mouth 4 times per day for asthma. Prednisone is supplied in 2.5 mg tablets. How many tablets will the nurse administer per dose?

The nurse is developing a teaching plan for an elderly patient who will begin taking an antihypertensive drug that causes dizziness and orthostatic hypotension.  Which nursing diagnosis is appropriate for this patient?  

After surgery, a patient has morphine prescribed for postoperative pain. Which is the priority assessment in this situation?