A nurse administered a dose of hydrocodone to a patient for pain control. Upon re-entering the room 30 minutes later to see if the pain medication worked, the nurse finds the patient unresponsive. Which action should the nurse assess first?
A nurse is administering the first dose of an opioid medicat…
A nurse is administering the first dose of an opioid medication to a patient. Which specific action should the nurse take before and after administration of opioids?
A patient is receiving chemotherapy that includes a medicati…
A patient is receiving chemotherapy that includes a medication which causes thrombocytopenia. Which teaching point would be most important for the nurse to relay to this patient?
Which is the most important question to ask a 68-year old pa…
Which is the most important question to ask a 68-year old patient who wants to get the shingles vaccine?
Which action should the nurse teach a patient who is using a…
Which action should the nurse teach a patient who is using a dry-powdered inhaler (DPI) for asthma control?
A patient has been started on cromolyn sodium. Which statem…
A patient has been started on cromolyn sodium. Which statement made by the patient indicates the need for more teaching by the nurse?
Which side effect of chemotherapy puts a patient at an incre…
Which side effect of chemotherapy puts a patient at an increased risk for infection?
Which health care worker is most qualified to administer int…
Which health care worker is most qualified to administer intravenous (IV) chemotherapy?
A patient has just been prescribed ipratropium. Based on th…
A patient has just been prescribed ipratropium. Based on this medication, for which side effects should the nurse monitor? SELECT ALL THAT APPLY.
A 75-year old patient tells the nurse that he is not plannin…
A 75-year old patient tells the nurse that he is not planning on receiving a flu shot this year because he just had a flu shot last year. Which response by the nurse is appropriate?