A patient with severe rheumatoid arthritis is prescribed methylprednisolone to control inflammation. The nurse is creating a teaching plan to include common side effects of long-term corticosteroid use. Which of the following should be included?

A patient using tretinoin gel tells the nurse his skin is peeling. What should the nurse do?

A nauseated patient has been prescribed promethazine. Which of the following side effects should the nurse be alert for?

A patient with emphysema is prescribed beclomethasone. Which of the following side effects should the nurse include on the discharge instructions?

The nurse is caring for a client who has been taking lamotrigine for two years. Which of the following would indicate to the nurse that the medication is effective?

A patient must practice good oral hygiene when taking medications that increase gingival hyperplasia such as phenytoin. Which of the following drugs also increases gingival hyperplasia?

A patient recently diagnosed with hypothyroidism is prescribed Levothyroxine. The nurse should include which adverse reactions in the patient's discharge instructions?

The nurse is administering a sublingual tablet of nitroglycerin to a patient with chest pain. The nurse should instruct the patient to place the medication in which of the following locations?

A patient with Parkinson's disease is switched from levodopa to ropinirole. The nurse should be alert for which side effect unique to ropinirole?

The nurse is caring for a client who is prescribed digoxin 0.25 mg PO daily. The nurse educates the client about digoxin toxicity and the need to monitor for which of the following symptoms of this complication? 

A patient experiencing an acute gout attack is prescribed antigout medication to reduce inflammation and pain. The physician prescribes colchicine, 1.2 mg P.O. as a loading dose, followed by 0.6 mg every hour (up to 16 doses) until relief is obtained or until adverse reactions develop. When can the patient expect relief from pain and inflammation?

A patient is receiving a continuous IV infusion of heparin for the treatment of a pulmonary embolism. Which of the following blood tests should be monitored closely?

A patient recently diagnosed with epilepsy is prescribed valproic acid. The nurse should instruct the patient on which common side effect associated with this medication?

A patient with congestive heart failure is prescribed lisinopril 10 mg PO daily. The nurse should inform the patient about which common side effect?

A patient with hypertension and asthma is taking propranolol, a non-selective beta blocker. Which of the following side effects is the patient most at risk for?