The nurse gives a medication to a patient with diminished hepatic function. The nurse will monitor this patient for

The nurse prepares to administer a medication that will prevent receptor activation.  Which term would describe this drug?

What is the rationale for monitoring a patient when administering a drug with a narrow/low therapeutic index?

Which of the following is the trade name in this order? Cozaar (losartan) 25 mg PO BID

A patient calls the clinic and tells the nurse that the newly prescribed medication isn’t working. What is the nurse’s next action?

A patient’s plasma concentration of Vancomycin (antibiotic) is elevated above the normal trough level; the patient receives this medication twice a day and it is due now.   You are the nurse and you will:

Please match the following key terms:

Which of the following must nurses practice when handling controlled substances? (Select all that apply).

A 21-year-old patient presents to the clinic complaining of abdominal pain and nausea. On examination the nurse practitioner notes tenderness in the right lower quadrant with rebound pain. The nurse practitioner should collect a full history and use the ____________ to decide if the patient has appendicitis.

When examining the feet of an adult patient, the nurse practitioner asks the patient to lie supine on the table. The nurse practitioner instructs the patient to rotate their left ankle, turning the foot away from and then toward the other foot while the nurse practitioner stabilized the left leg. The nurse practitioner should expect adduction of ________degrees and abduction of __________.