A patient with polycythemia (primary, secondary, or relative) usually has an increased hematocrit. If you were to peform coagulation testing on one of these patients, what is the maximum acceptable hematocrit value before you have to adjust the volume of anticoagulant in the tube?

Which of the following medications makes a person’s cough more productive?

Dosage Calculation: Please read carefully! Label you answer! Codeine 10 mg is prescribed for a patient’s cough.  The drug is available as an oral solution of 5 mg/ 5 mL.  How many teaspoons would you give?

Which medication should the client be educated to avoid live vaccines while taking the medication?

What is the normal lifespan of platelets in the peripheral blood?

Which of the following medications is classified as an Antibiotic?

Primary hemostasis refers to:

Which of the following medications is classified as a Bronchodilator?

The nurse is providing care for a patient admitted with an acute lower respiratory infection.  The nurse notices that the patient is stifling the cough reflex and exhibiting shallow respirations due to pain.  The nurse will focus nursing care on the prevention of which condition?

A patient with lung cancer develops pleural effusion.  Which explanation by the nurse would help the patient understand this problem?