The client diagnosed with major depression who attempted suicide is being discharged from the psychiatric facility after a 2-week stay. A tricyclic antidepressant, amitriptyline, is ordered. Which discharge intervention is most important for the nurse to implement?

A nurse is advising a client who reports seasonal rhinitis with watery eyes and sneezing and would like to take something over the counter. The client also has a very important meeting to chair at work and cannot afford to be drowsy. Which of the following over the counter medication would work best to relieve these symptoms without causing drowsiness?

The nurse informs the client after the administration of bethanechol they might experience which of the following side effects.

A client with type 2 diabetes is prescribed metformin. Which of the following explanations should the nurse include when teaching the client about how metformin works in the body? 

The nurse is preparing a client’s morning medications and has delegated the vital signs to a nursing assistant. The nurse knows that it is important to obtain the heart rate for medications that have a negative chronotropic effect. Which of the following medications have a negative chronotropic effect and require the pulse rate to be recorded prior to administration?

A client reports to the nurse issues with chronic constipation and would like to take something on a regular basis. The client has a variety of laxatives available over the counter. Which laxative would be the safest for a client to take every day?

A client is having an antidepressant prescription switched from tranylcypromine, a Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitor, to fluoxetine a SSRI. How long should the client wait between stopping the MAOI and starting the SSRI? 

The nurse provides teaching to a client who will begin taking cyclobenzaprine to treat acute muscle spasms. Which statement by the client indicates a need for further teaching?

The nurse is administering the medication carbidopa/levodopa to a client with Parkinson’s Disease. The client wants to know what is the primary purpose of combining carbidopa with the levodopa? 

A practical nurse is caring for a client who has a prescription for the anti-convulsant medication gabapentin. The client does not have a history of a seizure disorder. What condition other than seizure is gabapentin prescribed for? Note: Please show your blank whiteboard to the camera. (Front and Back)