The physician orders diltiazem 60 mg oral three times a day for a patient with supraventricular tachycardia. Diltiazem is available in 30-mg tablets. How many tablets would the nurse administer with each dose? ___________
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
2 tablets
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A client takes celecoxib (Celebrex) for chronic osteoarthritis in multiple joints. After a knee replacement, the health care provider has prescribed morphine sulfate for postoperative pain relief
The client also requests the celecoxib in addition to the morphine. What action by the nurse is best? a. Consult with the health care provider about administering both drugs to the client. b. Inform the client that the celecoxib will be started when he or she goes home. c. Teach the client that, since morphine is stronger, celecoxib is not needed. d. Tell the client he or she should not take both drugs at the same time.
A nurse is caring for a client who has been the victim of elder abuse by her son. According to the psychopathology of the abuser theory of elder mistreatment, which of the situations would have occurred?
A) The care of the client has overwhelmed son. B) The client was abusive to her son when he was a child. C) The son is an alcoholic. D) The son witnessed his father beating his mother while he was a child.
In which position does the nurse place a female client for inserting a urinary catheter?
1. Prone 2. Supine 3. High-Fowler's 4. Dorsal recumbent
The nurse should be prepared to institute bleeding precautions in the client receiving antineoplastic medication if which of the following results were reported from the lab?
1. Clotting time, 12 seconds 2. Ammonia level, 28 mcg/dL 3. Platelet count, 50,000 cells/mm3 4. White blood cell count (WBC), 4500/mm3