A nurse administers several medications to a patient. Shortly after administration, the patient develops shortness of breath, wheezing, facial swelling, and a sudden drop in blood pressure. Which medication does the nurse most likely suspect as the cause of this reaction?

Which of the following liquid medications must be shaken prior to administration?

A patient receives an IV antibiotic and immediately develops wheezing, facial swelling, and a drop in blood pressure. What is the nurse’s priority action?

The nurse is teaching a patient how to administer eye drops. Which instruction should the nurse provide?

The nurse is moving a patient from the bed to the chair with the use of a gait belt. Which nursing action is not appropriate by the nurse when using a gait belt for transferring a patient from bed to chair or chair to bed?

The nursing staff uses many positioning and transferring devices for patient safety. Match each device to its function.

Complete the following sentence with the correct information: The nurse is ambulating a patient for the first time. The nurse is dangling the patient on the side of the bed. Which two vital sign assessments must be accomplished before the patient is ambulated? [BLANK-1] [BLANK-2]

The nurse is teaching a patient how to apply vaginal cream using an applicator. Which sequence of steps is correct?

The nurse is admitting a patient from the emergency department to the unit. The physician’s order states to place the patient in a Trendelenburg’s position. The nurse anticipates which patient below is being admitted?

The nurse is assisting the unlicensed assistant personnel (UAP) in changing the linens of an occupied bed. Place the following steps in the proper sequence for this skill. 1. Roll patient over tucked, soiled linen to opposite side of bed. 2. Roll patient to one side with side rail up. 3. Pull clean linen through and smooth them. 4. Untuck bottom linens and draw sheet; tightly roll the soiled linen, tucking them behind the patient. 5. Replace the top linen 6. Remove soiled linen off bed. 7. Pull and straighten clean linen and tuck under mattress.   (Enter the order of numbers in the blank only. No spaces or punctuation. Example: 12345) [BLANK-1]