A 3-year-old child is admitted to the hospital with osteomyelitis of the right femur. Which laboratory test should the nurse order first, before starting an IV antibiotic?

A 72-year-old male client presents at a blood donor drive. The client tells the nurse, “I donate blood on a regular basis.” While reviewing the client’s medication history, the nurse notes the client is currently prescribed dutasteride for benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). What explanation would the nurse provide this client as a contraindication to giving blood?

A client has been prescribed phenazopyridine for a urinary tract infection (UTI). The nurse would inform the client that phenazopyridine will turn urine what color?

A nurse is reviewing orders for a patient prescribed tamsulosin and sildenafil. Which is the most appropriate action?

The nurse is caring for a client who had been newly diagnosed with essential hypertension. The nurse should expect to administer what classification of diuretics as first-line therapy?

The nurse is writing a plan of care for a client taking a diuretic. What nursing diagnosis is most likely applicable?

A client is taking phenazopyridine and ciprofloxacin for a urinary tract infection. What is the most important instruction for the nurse to provide to the client?

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?