A nurse is administering liposomal amphotericin B, 5 mg/kg IV daily to a 71-year-old client with disseminated mucormycosis post-lung transplant. Which nursing considerations are essential during administration? (Select all that apply.)

A nurse is treating a traveler returned from sub-Saharan Africa with Plasmodium falciparum malaria confirmed by thick and thin blood smears showing ring forms and schizonts. The patient has cyclic fever every 48 hours, hemolytic anemia, and no G6PD deficiency. The provider orders an antimalarial agent that targets the erythrocytic (blood) stage to rapidly clear parasitemia. Which medication is the nurse most likely administering?

A nurse is counseling a 38-year-old liver transplant recipient at the 6-week follow-up clinic. The client states, “I’m back to work and feel normal again-why do I have to keep taking tacrolimus, mycophenolate, and prednisone for life?” The nurse uses motivational interviewing to promote adherence. Which response is most appropriate?

A nurse is counseling a postpartum mother who delivered a full-term infant 48 hours ago and received the TDaP vaccine at 36 weeks gestation. The mother is exclusively breastfeeding and asks if her newborn will be protected from pertussis through breast milk. The nurse explains that the infant receives natural passive immunity via colostrum and mature milk. Which immune component is primarily responsible for this anti-pertussis protection?

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The attending provider at the hospital spent 25 minutes with the patient in the morning and another 15 in the afternoon examining the patient, writing discharge orders and giving discharge instructions to the patient. What CPT® code is reported for the discharge?

A patient with hypertension is scheduled for same day surgery for removal of her gallbladder due to chronic gallstones. She is examined preoperatively by her cardiologist to be cleared for surgery.

A patient is admitted for a simple primary examination of the gastrointestinal system to rule out GI cancer. An Esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) is performed, which includes examination of the esophagus, stomach and portions of the small intestine. During the examination, a stricture of the esophagus is identified and subsequently dilated via balloon dilation (20 mm). What CPT® and ICD-10-CM codes are reported?

A baby boy is born by cesarean section in the hospital. ABO incompatibility was documented, but the Coomb’s test was negative, ruling out the ABO incompatibility, so no treatment was given. What ICD-10-CM codes are reported for the newborn’s record?

Mr. Bowen is having a pre-employment physical (screening). His doctor ordered the following serum blood tests: CBC, automated, automated differential WBC, comprehensive metabolic panel and a thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) assay. Code the services for these labs.