A nurse is administering a daily dose of gentamicin at 1000. At which time should lab obtain the client’s blood sample to determine the trough level?

A post-op client with a PRN order for pain medication asks for a dose. After the nurse gets the codeine pill from the medication system, the client states they will save it until later. What is the nurse’s most appropriate action?

An adolescent client tells you that they take acetaminophen a few times every day because of “stress headaches”. The lab report shows extremely elevated liver function tests. The nurse anticipates the client will receive which medication? 

Which information would the nurse include when teaching a client with hypertension about metoprolol?

A female patient is having difficulties with an overactive bladder, the LPN will expect to give which medication?

The nurse provided information to a client about the advantages of salmeterol over other beta2 agonists such as albuterol. How will the practical nurse reinforce this education to the client regarding the difference in these two medications?

This defines professional nursing and Nursing Standards of Practice the LPN operates under. It defines the scope of practice.  Note: Please show your whiteboard to the camera. (Front and Back)

A patient from a cultural background that uses traditional remedies alongside prescribed medications expresses interest in continuing these practices while starting a new pharmacological treatment. How should the LPN address this to ensure safe and effective care? 

The client receiving heparin therapy asks how the “blood thinner” works. The best response by the nurse would be:

A nurse is teaching a client about a new prescription for trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (TMP-SMZ). Which side effect should the nurse teach the client to be aware of?