A nurse is caring for a 19-year-old patient who began taking fluoxetine 2 weeks ago. Which statement is most concerning and requires immediate follow-up?

A client has been taking oral penicillin for a streptococcal infection for 2 weeks and reports diarrhea. Which assessment question should the nurse ask first?

Type in the magnitude of the product 2.14 x 3.2 in the numerical box to two significant digits.

A patient taking lithium for bipolar disorder states, “I’ve decided to start a low-sodium diet to improve my blood pressure.” Which response by the nurse is most appropriate?

A clinic nurse is teaching a nursing student about helminthic infections. Which statement by the nursing student indicates correct understanding of the most common intestinal helminthic infection?

A patient taking lithium has a serum lithium level of 0.9 mEq/L. Which action should the nurse take?

A patient receiving daily haloperidol for treatment of schizophrenia continuously walks around the room and states, “I can’t sit still.” Which adverse effect should the nurse suspect?

A patient taking daily alprazolam for generalized anxiety disorder reports drinking grapefruit juice every morning. Which assessment finding should the nurse anticipate?

A patient receiving IV diazepam becomes drowsy and difficult to arouse. What should the nurse do first?

The nurse is applying topical acyclovir ointment as ordered to the genital lesions of a client with herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2).  Which action is most appropriate?