Which statement indicates to the nurse that the patient needs ADDITIONAL teaching on oral hypoglycemic agents?

Tagamet 600 mg by mouth twice daily for gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding is ordered for your patient. You have 300 mg/5 mL oral suspension on hand. How many milliliters will you give?

The patient with type 1 diabetes mellitus asks, “Why can’t I take a sulfonylurea like my friend who has diabetes?” What is the nurse’s BEST response?

Your pediatric patient has an order for promethazine (Phenergan) 0.5mg/kg IV every four hours as needed for nausea. The dose on hand is promethazine 25 mg/mL.  The child weighs 45 pounds. How many milliliters will you give this child?

A patient receiving propylthiouracil (PTU) asks the nurse how this medication will help relieve symptoms. Which statement is the nurse’s best response?

Your patient has an order for 1000 mL Normal Saline to infuse over 12 hours. You have IV tubing with a drip factor of 15 gtt/mL. Calculate the number of drops per minute to be administered.

A woman is placed on metformin (Glucophage) that increases insulin sensitivity and typically results in a loss of body weight.  Which adverse effect commonly results from taking this medication?

Which patient statement demonstrates understanding of the nurse’s teaching for levothyroxine (Synthroid)?

A patient has received an antibiotic to take for a week before planned oral surgery. The nurse knows that this is an example of:

The nurse is caring for a patient who will begin taking atenolol (Tenormin), a beta blocker.  What information will the nurse include when teaching the patient about taking this medication?