You are the nurse taking care of a patient being treated with metronidazole for a lower gastrointestinal infection. Which of the following instructions should you give the patient?

The nurse cares for a patient with a urinary tract infection (UTI). The patient has an allergy to penicillins. Which of the following medications is contraindicated for this patient’s illness?

The nurse assesses patient medications at a primary care clinic. Which of the following patients with osteoporosis should not be prescribed alendronate?

A 65-year-old male client is being discharged from the hospital on warfarin therapy for chronic atrial fibrillation. The nurse is aware that the discharge teaching needs to include which of the following instructions?

A nurse checks the lithium level of a 28-year-old patient that has been prescribed lithium citrate and sees the level is 1.5 mEq/L, and verifies that the patient has not taken more than the prescribed medication. The nurse advises the client to:

The nurse reviews medication orders for a patient with acute gastritis. Which of the following medications is contraindicated for this patient?

You are the nurse taking care of a patient who is being discharged on warfarin for a pulmonary embolism. Which of the following statements would you most likely give when counseling the patient about warfarin use?

You are counseling a new patient about initiating a combined oral contraceptive pill (OCP). You know that certain medications can affect the metabolism of OCP's. Which of the following medications could alter the metabolism of OCP's?

Patients taking which of the following antibiotics should be cautioned against any alcohol consumption?

The pediatric oncology nurse talks to relatives of a child with leukemia. The patient’s uncle wants to donate blood for transfusion. Which of the following donor conditions would preclude him from donating blood?