Premedication assessments before the initiation of antidepressant therapy should include: (Select all that apply.)

The advantage of taking an NSAID that is a COX-2 inhibitor is that:

The nurse is educating a patient who is to be discharged with continuation of a bronchodilator, an adrenergic agent. The patient has questions regarding possible side effects associated with the medication. Some of the side effects associated with this type of medication include: (Select all that apply.)

Which time is best for the nurse to instruct a patient beginning acarbose (Precose) therapy to take this medication?

History of __________ is of special concern in evaluating a patient for treatment with gonadal hormones. (Select all that apply.)

The nurse is teaching a young woman about birth control pills. He explains that she needs to seek immediate follow-up with her health care provider if she experiences:

Which of the following is a function of glucocorticoids? (Select all that apply.)

What adverse effect should be monitored for in a patient with diabetes that is prescribed sitagliptin (Januvia)?

Which question would be important for the nurse to ask during premedication assessment of a patient for whom estrogen therapy has been prescribed?

A patient is being discharged on glucocorticoid (prednisone) therapy for rheumatoid arthritis. The patient also has a concurrent diagnosis of type 2 diabetes mellitus. Discharge teaching should include which of the following? (Select all that apply.)