The nurse is educating a client taking sodium bicarbonate. Which of the following statements should the nurse include?

Lithium is used to treat bipolar and is thought to work because:

A nurse preparing to administer IV alteplase to a client. Which of the following interventions should the nurse plan to take?

The nurse is caring for a client who takes an antiarrhythmic agent. What would be a priority nursing assessment before administering this drug?

The nurse assesses the client before administering digoxin (Lanoxin). The nurse should withhold the drug and notify the healthcare provider if which of the following is found during the assessment?

A client has been taking omeprazole (Prilosec) for 4 weeks. The ambulatory care nurse evaluates that the client is receiving the optimal intended effect of the medication if the client reports the absence of which symptoms?

Your client with hypertension is prescribed an ACE inhibitor. How do ACE inhibitors inhibitors help to manage hypertension?

The nurse is educating a client about the action of antiemetic agents. Which of the following statements by the client indicates successful teaching?

During a home visit to an 88-year-old client who is taking digoxin (Lanoxin) 0.25 mg/day to treat heart failure and atrial fibrillation, the nurse obtains this assessment information. Which finding is most important to communicate to the health care provider?

A client with a gastric ulcer has a prescription for sucralfate (Carafate), 1g by mouth four times daily. The nurse should schedule the medication for which times?