The patient is to receive theophylline 500 mg IV in 500 mL of normal saline solution to run over 4 hours. The tubing delivers 60 gtt/mL. The nurse should set the infusion pump to administer the solution at how many milliliters per hour?

The nurse is caring for a patient prescribed cimetidine for peptic ulcer disease. For which medication would the nurse question giving the patient a dose of cimetidine as prescribed?

At 2300, a patient is admitted to the emergency department with a respiratory rate of 44 breaths/minute and audible wheezes. Oxygen and methylprednisolone IV are administered. At 2330, the patient’s oxygen saturation is 86%, with wheezing present. Which medication will the nurse plan to administer next?

What is a contraindication to use of a fluoroquinolone?

A female patient is prescribed fosfomycin for a urinary tract infection (UTI). Which reported condition suggests an side effect of the medication?

A 91-year-old patient is being discharged on the diuretic spironolactone. What assessment finding would the nurse attribute to adverse effects of this medication?

A patient with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is receiving theophylline. What should the nurse include in the patient’s teaching concerning the side effects of theophylline? Select all that apply.

A 72-year-old male patient is being treated with doxazosin for his benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). The nurse will monitor this patient for which potential complication?

The nurse is aware that fosfomycin may be prescribed by the health care provider because of what feature that is unique among the urinary tract anti-infectives?

After teaching a patient who is receiving sucralfate about the drug, which statement indicates that the teaching has been successful?