A client is being discharged home after a liver transplant. The nurse is preparing to provide medication education on cyclosporine, prednisone, and tacrolimus. What is the most important part of this medication education?

Which patient should the nurse assess first after receiving shift report?

An acute asthmatic patient has been on Ciprofloxin IV 400 mg added to 250 mL of D5W. It is to be administered over a 2 hour period. The drip factor is 15. How many gtt/min should the nurse give? (Round to the nearest whole number)

The nurse teaching about natural immunity would identify what components of the immune system?

The nurse identifies what most frequent symptom of multiple sclerosis (MS) that prompts a patient to seek care? 

The nurse is called to see a patient at a potluck lunch experiencing wheezing with inspiratory stridor and air hunger. The patient has a medical alert bracelet for food allergies. The nurse should recognize that the worker is likely suffering from which type of hypersensitivity?

A kidney transplant patient who is one week post-operative is admitted with fever, abdominal tenderness, and low urine output. What priority intervention should the nurse anticipate for the patient?

A patient who had a bone marrow transplant 10 days ago develops a maculopapular rash on the palms of both hands and the soles of the feet. The patient complains of severe abdominal pain with bloody diarrhea. The nurse would anticipate providing care for which condition?

The doctor orders famotidine 20 mg in 50 ml of NS IV every 12 hours. The drug is to infuse in 30 minutes using a 15 gtts/mL tubing. How many gtts/min should the nurse give? (Round to the nearest whole)

A client is admitted to the unit with acute cholecystitis. The health care provider has stated that surgery will be scheduled in 4 days. The client asks why the surgery is being put off for a week when he has a “sick gallbladder.” What rationale would underlie the nurse’s response?