Prescription: ceftrizone 1g IM daily. The directions state to reconstitute with 3 mL of 0.9% sodium chloride to provide a strength of 500 mg/ mL. How many mL will the nurse administer per dose?

An adult client with severe cognitive impairment needs to make a decision about consenting to a procedure. The nurse knows this client is unable to benefit from which of the following ethical principle? 

Prescription: tolterodine tartrate 4 mg for a patient with overactive bladder. The label states 2 mg/capsule. How many capsules will the patient receive?

A confused older adult client is wearing thick glasses and a hearing aid. Which intervention is priority to facilitate communication?

The nurse, involved in communication with the patient, sits in a chair near the bed, leans forward to hear what the patient is saying, and does not interrupt. The nurse is demonstrating

A patient refuses their medication. What is the nurse’s first response? 

Adherence to a standardized nursing language will lead to

Which of these client’s presents the greatest risk to consider when administering their oral medications to them? 

The nurse know to assess for signs of medication toxicity within older adults because of which physiological change? 

A patient is transitioning from the hospital to the home environment. A home care referral is obtained. What is the priority in relation to safe medication administration for the discharge nurse?