A 72 year-old man has a new prescription for an anticholinergic drug. He is an active man and enjoys outdoor activities, such as golfing and yard work. What will the nurse emphasize to him during the teaching session about his drug therapy?

What is the best way to decrease the chance of getting heart failure?

The nurse determines a patient who just had surgery should have pain at a level of 3 or less on the 1-10 scale. What phase of the nursing process would this fall under?

A patient has been taking lithium for one year now and her most recent lab result is 1.5 mEq/L. How does the nurse interpret this value?

When giving an oral medication, the nurse must consider which of the following possibilities?

A patient is receiving heparin therapy as part of the treatment for a pulmonary embolism. The nurse monitors the results of which laboratory test to check the drug’s effectiveness?

The nurse knows that polypharmacy should be assessed when which patient is admitted to the hospital?

When adhering to the Nine Rights of Medication Administration, the nurse completes the “Right Response” by which of the following actions?

The nurse is caring for a patient just brought into the emergency department for alcohol toxicity. What kind of medication would be anticipated for alcohol withdrawal?

A patient will begin taking a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) for his depression. The nurse teaches the patient and his family to watch for which of the following Black Box Warnings?