A patient is prescribed cyclophosphamide (Cytoxan) and vincristine (Oncovin) for Hodgkin’s disease.  How should the nurse answer a patient who asks why several chemotherapy agents are prescribed to treat his cancer?

The patient receiving either allopurinal, (Lopurin) or colchicine, (Colcrys) for treatment of gout asks why foods containing high amounts of purines should be avoided.  The nurse’s response is based on the knowledge that:

A patient with asthma has all of the following on her medication list. Which one is most likely to be used as a rescue inhaler for acute attacks to relieve bronchospasm?

Contraindications to the use of alteplase (Activase) or reteplase (Retavase), thrombolytics used in the treatment of acute myocardial infarction include:

The desired effect of an adrenergic antagonist such as prazosin (Minipress) occurs when:

The pediatrician ordered Tylenol Elixir, 320 mg po Q6H, prn, for temperature greater than 101 F.  The Tylenol Elixir bottle states 160 mg/tsp.  How many mLs will the pediatric nurse administer per dose? . Submit answer as number only please.

A patient with early Parkinson’s disease is to receive the anticholinergic drug benzotropine (Cogentin). Which describes the desired effect of this drug therapy?

A nurse is providing discharge education for a patient on hydrochlorothiazide (Microzide) for hypertension and plans to include:  (Select all that apply)

The teaching plan for a patient receiving a beta-blocker for treatment of angina should include:

A child with Type 1 diabetes mellitus presents in the school nurse’s office about an hour before lunch period reporting disorientation. Which information is most important for the nurse to obtain?