The nurse should instruct the patient to take what action if one nitroglycerin tablet taken sublingually is not effective in eliminating chest pain?

 The nurse in the intensive care unit (ICU) is assessing the laboratory results of a 38-year-old male client who is receiving an intravenous (IV) heparin infusion in the treatment of a pulmonary embolus.  Select the laboratory results that the nurse should monitor during heparin therapy (Select all that apply).

An asthmatic patient taking a non-selective beta-blockers should be assessed by the nurse for what potential adverse reaction?

In the treatment of a postmenopausal woman with osteoporosis who has been prescribed raloxifene (Evista), which of the following should be included in the patient’s plan of care? Select all that apply.

The physician ordered heparin 850 units/hour. There are 25,000 units of heparin in 500 mL of D5W. Calculate the correct IV flow rate in milliliters per hour.  Round to the nearest whole number. ____ mL/hr

A 62-year-old male patient has been admitted with severe anemia due to chemotherapy. Hemoglobin level is 9.4 g/dL The nurse receives orders to begin darbepoetin (Aranesp) SC 2.25 mcg/kg weekly. The patient weighs 176 lb. The medication is available in a 200 mcg/1 mL vial. How many mL will the nurse provide with the first dose?  Round to the nearest whole number. __________ mL

A 58-year-old woman with a history of cardiac arrhythmias visits her health care provider with complaints of sunburn on her arm while riding in a car. What should the health care provider suspect?

A nurse is caring for a client prescribed warfarin. The nurse would instruct the client that which of the following foods are high in vitamin K?

The nurse is caring for a patient who takes sotalol (Betapace) 80 mg PO BID. Prior to administering the dose, which of the following actions should the nurse take first?

The nurse is caring for a child who is prescribed supplemental iron therapy in liquid form. What is the priority parent teaching to be provided by the nurse?