A nurse is reviewing a boxed warning for metoprolol with a client. The nurse explains that boxed warnings are often based on a medication’s mechanism of action and its potential for serious adverse effects. Which of the following best explains why abruptly stopping metoprolol is dangerous? 

This isotope of carbon is used to date fossils because of it’s radiocactive half-life:

A nurse is caring for a client who has heart failure and is prescribed a beta-blocker. Which medication belongs to the beta-blocker classification?

A nurse is caring for a client who has heart failure and is prescribed spironolactone (Aldactone). Which of the following levels is most critical for the nurse to monitor due to the risk of an adverse effect associated with this medication?  

The nitrogen cycle is very important to life on the planet Earth.

This type of reaction absorbs heat from the environment instead of releasing it.

A nurse is caring for a client who has a spinal cord injury and has absent bowel sounds in the lower abdominal quadrants. Which of the following actions should the nurse perform?

A nurse is caring for a client who is receiving hydrochlorothiazide (HCTZ). Which of the following classes of diuretics should the nurse educate the client on? 

A nurse is teaching a group of nursing students about brain herniation. Which of the following interventions should the nurse include as a possible treatment for brain herniation?

A nurse is planning care for a client who has spinal cord injury and spasm-induced incontinence. Which of the following medications should the nurse anticipate a prescription for?