A nursing student is assisting with patient education for a patient who has been prescribed amoxicillin (a penicillin) for a suspected staph infection.  Which of the following would best describe to the patient how penicillin works?

A client with a gram-negative infection is being treated with gentamycin (an aminoglycoside). What assessment should the nurse prioritize during treatment?

The nurse teaches the client receiving propranolol at home for management of a ventricular dysrhythmia to monitor what parameter?

A client has been administered phenylephrine, a medication that affects alpha1-receptors. The nurse should anticipate what effects on the client? Select all that apply.

A client has been diagnosed with atrial fibrillation and has begun warfarin therapy. The nurse has checked the client’s most recent laboratory values What finding best suggests that the drug is having the desired effect?

The nurse is caring for a client who has been prescribed an antiarrhythmic agent. What nursing assessment should the nurse prioritize?

The nurse is assessing a client who is being considered for anticoagulant therapy. What aspect of the client’s health history should the nurse follow up most closely?

ibuprofenSafe dosage Range: 20-40 mg/kg/day  Using the safe dosage range for ibuprofen provided above, what is a safe dosage range per day for a child weighing 25 lb.? Follow rounding rules. Write the numerical answer only with a dash.  Ex: 240.2-320.5

Match each prototype drug to the corresponding drug class.

The nurse is caring for a 38-year-old client with asthma who has been started on albuterol. What assessment finding should the nurse most likely attribute to adverse medication effects?