The emergency department nurse is caring for a patient who has received morphine sulfate for severe pain following an injury. The nurse performs a drug history and learns that the patient takes St. John’s wort for symptoms of depression. The nurse will observe this patient closely for an increase in which opioid adverse effect?

A patient is taking ibuprofen 400 mg every 4 hours to treat moderate arthritis pain and reports that it is less effective than before. What action will the nurse take?

A priority nursing intervention when caring for a child in a Pavlik harness is:

Given: def foo(): MAX = 5 total = 0 for i in range(MAX): num = float(input(“Enter a number: “)) total += num return total / MAX Which is the best name for foo?

A nursing student asks how nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) work to suppress inflammation and reduce pain. The nurse will explain that NSAIDs

The nurse clarifies to a patient who is being evaluated for possible rheumatoid arthritis that the elevated erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) indicates the presence of which process?

The nurse checks on a patient who received a dose of sumatriptan for treatment of a migraine headache 15 minutes ago. The patient reports moderate improvement in headache pain and reports feeling dizzy. The nurse notes a blood pressure of 160/85 mm Hg. Which action by the nurse would be most appropriate?

Which of the following is FALSE regarding pyridostigmine?

Which will the nurse stress to a patient who has had a knee replacement and is beginning strengthening exercises for the unaffected leg?

Which will the nurse stress to a patient, who recently had a hip replacement, in quadriceps setting exercises?