Discuss your ideas and opinions about gender inequality – how and where and why do you think the genders may not be equal?

A prescriber orders verapamil [Covera-HS] for a patient who is taking digoxin [Lanoxin] and warfarin. The nurse will expect the prescriber to ____ the dose of ____.

After starting an antiviral protease inhibitor, a patient with HIV telephones the nurse, complaining, “I’m so hungry and thirsty all the time! I’m urinating 10 or 12 times a day.” The nurse recognizes these findings to be consistent with:

A 65-year-old patient who receives glucocorticoids for arthritis is admitted to the hospital for treatment of a urinary tract infection. The prescriber has ordered intravenous ciprofloxacin [Cipro]. Before administering the third dose of this drug, the nurse reviews the bacterial culture report and notes that the causative organism is Escherichia coli. The bacterial sensitivity report is pending. The patient complains of right ankle pain. What will the nurse do?

A nurse is caring for an African American patient who has been admitted to the unit for long-term antibiotic therapy with sulfonamides. The patient develops fever, pallor, and jaundice. The nurse would be correct to suspect that the patient has developed:

Blood is flowing from right atrium, through the tricuspid valve and into the right ventricle. Then is pumped through the pulmonic valve into the ____________ for pulmonary circulation.

The nurse is preparing to perform venipuncture on a client. What item is not needed by the nurse to perform this skill?

A patient with atrial fibrillation is taking verapamil [Calan]. The patient has read about the drug on the internet, and wants to know why a drug that affects the rate of ventricular contraction is used to treat an abnormal atrial contraction. What will the nurse tell the patient?

A nurse is evaluating a patient admitted to the emergency department with an evolving STEMI for possible administration of thrombolytic therapy. Which information, identified during history taking, would contraindicate this type of therapy?

The healthcare provider orders a medication that is scheduled “bid”. How often will the client receive the medication?