A patient is scheduled for a procedure at 6 am this morning which will test their mental function.  At 3 am, the patient rings the call bell and requests something for sleep.  Which would be the nurse’s best response?

ADVANCED CONCEPTS What is the most important action or assessment to perform after giving a patient the first dose of any antiseizure drug?

A loan is offered with monthly payments at 9 percent APR.  What is the loan’s effective annual rate (EAR)?

What is the electron pair geometry for a molecule of H2S (S is the central atom)?

Which symptoms are considered to be the most common side effects of medications that are used to treat insomnia?

ADVANCED CONCEPTS Which precaution should you teach patients prescribed carbidopa-levodopa?

ADVANCED CONCEPTS A patient is prescribed to start cyclobenzaprine. Before administering the drug, you find he has a slow and irregular heartbeat. What is your best action?

What is the chemical formula for the ternary compound composed of Al3+ and SO42- ions?

Indicate which of the following is a polar covalent bond?

ADVANCED CONCEPTS A patient prescribed fluoxetine develops anxiety, diaphoresis, confusion, tremors, restlessness, and a heart rate of 114 per minute. What adverse effect do you recognize?