The nurse is caring for a 62-year-old who has orders to receive gentamicin . The patient reports difficulty hearing. What should the nurse do?

A patient is using an over-the-counter nasal spray containing pseudoephedrine to treat allergic rhinitis. Which instruction about this medication would be most appropriate for the nurse to provide for the patient?

A patient, hospitalized with active tuberculosis, is receiving antitubercular drug therapy but has not experienced the expected therapeutic effects. The nurse will collaborate with the care provider to rule out what possible cause?

A patient comes to the health care facility reporting flulike symptoms. After a thorough assessment, the patient is diagnosed with influenza and is to receive oseltamivir. The nurse understands that this drug has been prescribed because the patient been symptomatic for less than:

The patient presents at the clinic for a cough and is ordered codeine. What should the nurse include in the patient’s teaching concerning the administration of codeine? Select all that apply.

If patients receive drugs that are known to induce superinfections, they should be monitored for signs of:

A patient presents to the emergency department with a new onset of unilateral weakness and visual disturbances. The primary health care provider suspects that the patient has had a cerebrovascular accident (CVA) and prescribes alteplase. What is the  priority prior to administering alteplase?

A postsurgical patient possesses numerous risk factors for venous thromboembolism, including a previous deep vein thrombosis. What drug would the nurse anticipate administering while this client recovers in the hospital?

A nurse is reviewing orders for a patient having an acute asthma attack. Which medication should the nurse administer?

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?