Which is the most important question to ask a 68-year old patient who wants to get the shingles vaccine?

Which action should the nurse teach a patient who is using a dry-powdered inhaler (DPI) for asthma control?

A patient has been started on cromolyn sodium.  Which statement made by the patient indicates the need for more teaching by the nurse?

Which side effect of chemotherapy puts a patient at an increased risk for infection?

Which health care worker is most qualified to administer intravenous (IV) chemotherapy?

A patient has just been prescribed ipratropium.  Based on this medication, for which side effects should the nurse monitor?  SELECT ALL THAT APPLY.

A 75-year old patient tells the nurse that he is not planning on receiving a flu shot this year because he just had a flu shot last year.  Which response by the nurse is appropriate?

A patient receiving hormone manipulation as part of cancer therapy has all of the following symptoms.  For which symptom should the nurse alert the physician?

A patient with asthma has been prescribed albuterol PRN and salmeterol every 12 hours.  When the patient asks the nurse why 2 inhaler medications are needed, which response by the nurse would be correct?

How do mucolytics help with asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)?  Mucolytics: