A school-aged client with severe ADHD is treated with dextroamphetamine 15 mg PO TID. The client will be going on a one-week vacation with her family and the medication is available as 5 mg tablets. The nurse should ensure the family has at least how many tablets? ____ tablets

A client, newly diagnosed with bipolar disorder, has been prescribed valproic acid. When assessing for adverse effects, what assessment should the nurse prioritize?

The nurse is caring for a client newly diagnosed with schizophrenia and whose medical history requires a typical antipsychotic. When explaining possible anticholinergic effects to the client, the nurse should address what potential problems related to these effects? Select all that apply.

When administering an alpha blocker for the first time, it is most important for the nurse to assess the patient for the development of what adverse effect?

A nurse is providing dietary teaching for a client who has a new prescription for a monoamine oxidase inhibitor (MAOI). When the client develops a sample lunch menu, which of the following items requires intervention by the nurse?

Which of the following assessments would indicate that dopamine is effective?

I abided by the following: Honor Code  All work submitted for this course is to be the individual’s own work.  It can only be used for this course unless prior faculty approval is obtained.  The penalties for violations will be strictly adhered to.   Honor Pledge I will not give or receive aid during examinations; I will not give or receive false or impermissible aid in course work, in preparation of reports, or in any form of academic fraud.  Furthermore, I will uphold my responsibility to see to it that others abide by the spirit and the letter of the Honor Pledge. Additional Honesty Policy Cheating is prohibited on any work done for this course. Cheating occurs by taking, giving and receiving information from others; by using forbidden material or information; and by circumventing the process of assessment.

The nurse is preparing medication for a 30-month-old child with otitis media in the right ear. The child weighs 33 pounds. The physician has ordered Keflex, 50 mg/kg/d in equally divided doses every 8 hours. The medication concentration is 250 mg/5 mL. How many milliliters should the nurse give the toddler for each dose? Round to the nearest whole number. ____ mL

While caring for a client with Parkinson’s disease who has recently started taking benztropine (Cogentin), the client reports, “My mouth seems so dry all the time.” Which of the following statements by the nurse is best?

What is the primary reason why some medications require a nonenteral route of administration, such as sublingual or IV, due to their high first-pass effect?