The nurse is providing care to an 84-year-old client who is receiving nitrofurantoin for a urinary tract infection. The client has recently developed an infection to a venous ulcer on the lower leg. Another nurse states, “The nitrofurantoin should likely help with the client’s leg ulcer as well as the UTI.” What is the nurse’s best response?

The nurse is caring for a client with a severe head injury. An osmotic diuretic is prescribed. The nurse understands which drug is an osmotic diuretic?

A patient prescribed spironolactone reports new onset of deepening voice and irregular menstrual cycles. Which is the most appropriate nursing action?

The nurse is caring for a 79-year-old client who has been diagnosed with a urinary tract infection causing mental status changes. The client is prescribed fosfomycin. What assessment should the nurse prioritize?

What would be an appropriate nursing intervention for a client on a urinary tract antispasmodic?

A client who was recently prescribed spironolactone calls the clinic and reports, “I am not urinating as much as I did when I first started taking this medication.” What would be an appropriate question for the nurse to ask this client?

A 68-year-old client, who has type 1 diabetes, is to receive hydrochlorothiazide. Before administration of this medication, what information is most important for the nurse to communicate to the client?

A patient receiving acetazolamide IV for altitude sickness becomes confused, has rapid respirations, and reports tingling in their extremities. Which of the following should the nurse do first?

A client diagnosed with glaucoma has been prescribed a diuretic. What drug does the nurse suspect the client will be prescribed?

According to summaries of several studies, which of the following behaviors was NOT found to be associated with deceptive communication?