The nurse is teaching the client how to administer a sublingual tablet in the home setting. What is the highest priority instruction?
a. Take nothing by mouth for one hour before taking the medication.
b. Avoid taking fluid with the medication.
c. Gently place the tablet between the teeth and gums.
d. Take the medication with food so as to avoid gastrointestinal irritation.
Question 2
A client has been using his inhaler at home. He tells the nurse that the medication doesn't seem to work as well as it did. What should the nurse assess for first?
a. Tolerance to the medication
b. Unhealthy drug-seeking behaviors
c. Physical addiction
d. Poor tolerance of pain
The tone of the nurse-patient introduction sets the stage for the patient interview and patient care
Nurse-patient interaction; nonveral communication
Client files are kept in alphabetical order in locked file cabinets.
Nurse measuring the recumbent height of a toddler
Approaching the client for the ophthalmoscopic exam
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