The nurse is teaching a client regarding the correct use of sumatriptan. Which instruction is critical to include?

A client is requesting to switch to bupropion to treat their depression. The nurse practitioner plans to assess for which of the health condition before considering prescribing this medication?

A client has been given a prescription for carbidopa-levodopa for her Parkinson’s disease. She asks the nurse, “How is this drug different from my other pills for Parkinson’s?” Which response by the nurse is correct?

The nurse has given medication instructions to a client receiving phenytoin. Which statement by the client will lead the nurse to determine that the client understands teaching?

Which statement, regarding general anesthetics, is correct?

A 50-year-old man is found on the floor of this home extremely lethargic, disoriented, and groggy.  His wife states that he has been taking cyclobenzaprine for back pain.  He is not on any other medications and the correct number of pills are in the bottle, an overdose is not suspected.  The nurse suspects a medication interaction; what is the most likely cause?

The nurse administers captopril to a client with heart failure. Which parameter should the nurse assess to evaluate the therapeutic effectiveness of captopril in this client?

During the immediate postoperative period, the Post Anesthesia Care Unit nurse is assessing a client who had hip surgery. The nurse records the following in the chart: Malignant Hyperthermia vitals.JPG   Based on these findings, the nurse will prepare for what immediate treatment?

 What is the amygdala’s function in the brain?

A client who has had abdominal surgery has been discharged on a cholinergic agonist to increase gastrointestinal peristalsis. The nurse should teach this client to look for which therapeutic effect?