A post-op appendectomy patient has an NG tube and wonders why the previous nurse told him he was receiving Nexium, an “ulcer preventing” medication. The patient reports he has never had any stomach problems in his life. The nurse’s best response would be:

Your patient is requesting ondansetron (Zofran) for post op N/V. The order is for 2mg every 4 hours IM. You will administer:

A patient presents with the following symptoms: indigestion, belching, reflux, and occasional heartburn. The nurse recognizes these as being an indication of which disorder:

While evaluating the lab results of the patient diagnosed with liver failure the nurse would provide priority care directed at which of the following based on the findings? (Use table) WBC   5                                Platelets       135 RBC     3                                K                    3.0 Hbg      7.6                             INR                4.2 Hct      19

A nurse provides instructions to a client after a liver biopsy. The nurse tells the client to:

The 20-year-old college student who has not been immunized against hepatitis B virus (HBV) comes to the clinic and reports he has had an exposure to hepatitis B. The nurse recommends that he can get immediate protection by acquiring:

The nurse urges the patient with diverticulitis to seek treatment because of increased risk for which major complication?

Zantac (ranitidine) is an example of which class of medications?

Upon admission history the patient reports having frequent frank red bloody diarrhea and abdominal cramping. Results of the colonoscopy resulted in friable, edematous sections of only the sigmoid colon. Which of the following conclusions by the nurse can be made based on the subjective and objective data?

Which of the following finding for the patient with congestive heart failure would the nurse report to the physician right away