The nurse provides teaching to a patient taking the antitussive dextromethorphan (Robitussin) for cough that was recommended by the physician.  The nurse knows that education has been effective if the patient makes the following statement:

The student nurse asks the nursing instructor, “Do the medications we are studying actually make more neurotransmitters?”  What is the best response by the nursing instructor?

A patient is unable to take oral medications. He has received a loading dose of phenytoin (Dilantin) intravenously. The orders call for him to receive phenytoin, 5 mg/kg/day in three divided doses. The phenytoin is available in a vial containing a concentration of 50 mg/ml. The patient weighs 90 kg. How many ml of medication will be drawn up for each dose?  (Enter only a number please)

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 calcium supplement such as calcium salts has been added to a patient’s drug regimen. The nurse should advise the patient to:

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: