The nurse is caring for a patient who is taking a first-generation antihistamine. What is the MOST important information for the nurse to teach the patient?

Your patient has an order for acyclovir (Zovirax) 355 mg IV every 8 hours for herpes. Pharmacy supplies acyclovir 500 mg vial, with instructions to reconstitute each 500 mg with 10 mL of sterile water for injection and further dilute in 100 mL normal saline to infuse over 1 hour. How many milliliters will you draw from the vial after reconstitution?  

Insulin glargine (Lantus) is prescribed for a hospitalized diabetic patient.  When will the nurse administer this drug?  

For the next 15 questions, round to the hundredth place, unless your answer is a drop or tablet. Label your answers.

A patient is taking an over the counter (OTC) cold remedy and acetaminophen (Tylenol) for relief of cold symptoms.  The nurse carefully reads the label of the cold medicine knowing that

Anaphylaxis is the most serious form of hypersensitivity and is characterized by:

A patient sustains a significant blood loss secondary to a trauma. The nurse anticipates using which fluid to best replace the losses?

A patient who is newly diagnosed with type I diabetes mellitus asks why insulin must be given by subcutaneous injection instead of by mouth.  The nurse will explain that this is because  

A woman is placed on metformin (Glucophage) that increases insulin sensitivity and typically results in a loss of body weight.  Which adverse effect commonly results from taking this medication?

A patient has been started on an oral treatment regimen to improve their hypothyroidism. When can the patient  expect to see an improvement in their symptoms?