A patient with severe hypertension purchases pseudoephedrine OTC. Which response is most appropriate?

A patient with heart failure reports increasing shortness of breath and weight gain. Which medication adjustment should the nurse anticipate?

A patient with type 1 diabetes becomes unconscious at home. What should family be taught to administer?

In the failing heart, arterial pressure falls, stimulating the baroreceptor reflex to increase sympathetic nervous system activity. The nurse understands increased sympathetic activity will produce which response?

Teaching for medications that primarily dilate veins includes: (select all that apply)

The nurse is caring for a patient receiving hydralazine [Apresoline]. The healthcare provider prescribes propranolol [Inderal]. The nurse knows that a drug such as propranolol often is combined with hydralazine for what purpose?

What is an early warning sign to monitor for in hyperkalemia? 

A client is admitted with gastrointestinal distress and CT-scan showing narrowing of the descending colon, with absent bowel sounds on left side of abdomen. The client complains of constipation, bloating. Based on the client findings what complication would the nurse expect in this client?

A nurse is caring for a  client who is myocardial infarction. Which of the following priority nursing actions should the nurse take?

Which clinical manifestation would indicate to the nurse a client is experiencing a major complication of an ischemic stroke?