A client is prescribed diltiazem for management of chronic stable angina. The medication is available in 30 mg tablets. The doctor has ordered diltiazem 45mg daily. How many tablets of the prescribed medication the nurse should administer. ____ tablets _______

As the nurse admits a client in end-stage renal disease to the hospital, the client tells the nurse, “If my heart or breathing stop, I do not want to be resuscitated.” Which action should the nurse take first?

A client is recovering from recent abdominal surgery. The client reports severe pain around their incision. What is the most important assessment data to consider before the nurse administers a dose of morphine sulfate to the client?

A client continues to experience epistaxis after pressure was applied to the midline septum for 10 minutes. What intervention does the nurse anticipate taking next?

The client is admitted to the hospital with ulcerative colitis. The nurse should assess the client for which complication of the disease?

The nurse is performing a respiratory assessment on a client being treated for an asthma attack. The nurse determines that the client’s respiratory status is worsening if which occurs?

A client admitted with a duodenal ulcer is now complaining of sharp, severe pain in the epigastric area and the abdomen is rigid on palpation. What is the nurse’s priority intervention?

The provider has ordered a medication at 2000mcg/ min IV. The label says the medication strength is 3g in a total volume of 250mL of D5W. How many mL/hr should the nurse set the infusion pump to administer the prescribed dose? _______  mL/hr

The nurse assesses a client to the hospital with rib fractures to identify the risk for potential complications. The nurse notes that the client has a history of emphysema. Which of the following interventions would be appropriate for the patient? Select all that apply.

A client presents to the emergency department with left-sided weakness and garbled speech, and an ischemic stroke is confirmed. Which of the following items in the client’s history causes the nurse to question the order for tissue plasminogen activator (tPA)?