A client is taking oral iron supplementation without an increase is serum iron levels. What finding from the client’s assessment is likely contributing to this? 

The nurse advises a client not to use a topical nasal decongestant for longer that recommended to avoid what adverse effect? 

The nurse caring for a client with frequent UTI’s encourages what practice to help ensure the best outcome? 

The nurse is completing medication administration rounds before breakfast. Which medication should be given independently of any others? 

A client asks the nurse about vitamin or supplement options for lowering blood lipid levels. What does the nurse identify as the most common reason that limits the use of niacin for lowering blood lipid levels? 

The nurse is caring for a client diagnosed with angina who is taking a calcium-channel blocker. What adverse effects would the nurse caution this client about?

The nurse is caring for a 92-year-old client who has a fungal infection. The client’s plan of care should likely include what actions related to administration of any antifungal medications? Select all that apply.

The nurse is teaching about adverse effects of oxybutynin to a client. What common adverse effect is cause by the anticholinergic effects of the medication? 

The student nurse in the emergency room asks why they are using lidocaine during a code for ventricular fibrillation when it is used as an anesthetic agent. What is the nurse’s best response?

The telephone triage nurse is contacted by a distressed client reporting discoloration of contact lenses as a new development in their health. This finding would be expected based on which finding from the nurse’s assessment?