__________ are weak attractive forces that are responsible for the surface tension of water.

A post-operative patient will begin anticoagulant therapy with the direct Factor Xa inhibitor rivaroxaban after knee replacement surgery. The nurse performs a history and learns that the patient is also taking warfarin. The nurse will:

Physical exercise can increase the number of ________ in cells all over the body.

A hospitalized client is prescribed warfarin. The nurse performs dietary teaching related to warfarin about which food on the lunch selection menu?

The patient states I feel sort of uneasy, and I feel like this every so often. The nurse states can you describe the feeling for me.  Which principle of therapeutic communication is the nurse using?

Identify the correct list of antibiotics/antimicrobial classes which primarily work by inhibiting bacterial protein synthesis.

The nurse is teaching a class to a group of nursing students. Which statement by one of the student’s best demonstrates an understanding of the use of herbal medications in clients?

A prescriber has ordered a cephalosporin for a client who has an infection caused by a gram-negative bacteria. The nurse taking the medication history learns that the client experienced a rash but no respiratory difficulty when taking penicillin several years earlier. What will the nurse do?

A client who has been taking gentamicin for 5 days reports dizziness and tinnitus. What will the nurse do?

A client has a viral sinus infection, and the provider tells the client that antibiotics will not be prescribed. The client wants to take an antibiotic and asks the nurse what possible harm could occur by taking an antibiotic. Which response by the nurse is correct?