A client, prescribed spironolactone (Aldactone), is at a risk for developing which electrolyte imbalance?

What is the priority nursing consideration when administering hydrochlorothiazide?

A client has received a new prescription for atorvastatin after his heart attack. The nurse knows this is being prescribed for what purpose?

A patient receiving furosemide should be monitored for which common electrolyte imbalance?

An older client presents to the clinic for a medication refill of doxazosin. The patient reports he has never had high blood pressure or heart problems. The nurse realizes the patient is likely taking doxazosin for which chronic condition?

A client is treated with alteplase for an ischemic stroke . The client’s spouse states the symptoms of stroke began at 1000 (military time). What is the latest time the nurse can administer alteplase for this client?

A nurse is administering iron dextran to a client admitted to the hospital for anemia. The client asks the nurse why they cannot just take their home dose of ferrous sulfate. What is the best response by the nurse?

A patient has been prescribed potassium supplements for hypokalemia. The nurse should closely monitor the patient for which potential complication of potassium supplementation?

1. Celia is a 26-year-old, single woman who works as a telephone customer relations agent at a bank. Ten months ago, she broke up with a man she had been dating for several years. A few weeks later, she had her first panic attack, which occurred suddenly while she was taking a shower in the morning before going to work. The second attack occurred about one month later, as she was sitting in her car about to run errands. After this attack, Celia began to experience panic attacks on a regular basis, approximately three to four times per week. She reports feeling persistently fearful of having further attacks. She has developed anxiety driving a car and standing in a supermarket line for fear of having an attack, and will only drive very slowly and only go the supermarket in the middle of the night. She has cut back on social activities, including dating, but reports that her job performance has not been significantly affected. During her attacks, Celia experiences an accelerated heart rate, shortness of breath, abdominal distress, sweating, faintness, and a fear of dying. These symptoms begin suddenly and dissipate within ten minutes. Celia has come to you looking for a way to treat these attacks so that she can move on with her life and resume her social activities.   2. John is a 42-year-old, married man who works as a teacher in the local school. Three months ago, after a late night scoring papers, he was walking to his parked car when he got attacked by a group of teenagers who grabbed his car keys, punched him repeatedly in the face and abdomen and drove away with his car. The car was found destroyed a couple of days later. John was examined and treated for broken ribs and was released the same day. His wife drove him to work a week following the incident but as they approached the parking lot, John started shaking, felt nauseous and asked his wife to drive him back home. He was not able to go back to school next day as well, and had to ask for a leave of absence for a month. He started having nightmares, was easily startled, experienced palpitations while in the family car, felt “removed from everything around (him)”, was irritable with his wife and daughters, and had trouble falling asleep. He reported that when he went back to work, he was not “himself;” the principal noted that his performance “was not what it used to be”.

Patients taking cholestyramine should be monitored for which of the following potential complications?