The nurse should monitor which laboratory test for a client who is prescribed valproic acid ...

The nurse should monitor which laboratory test for a client who is prescribed valproic acid (Depakote) for a seizure disorder?
 
  1. Complete blood count
  2. Serum sodium level
  3. Liver function studies
  4. Sedimentation rate

Question 2

The nurse should instruct the postoperative client that antiembolic stockings are used to:
 
  1. keep the legs warm.
  2. serve as a nonslip slipper.
  3. promote venous return.
  4. make it easier to ambulate after surgery.

Question 3

A client is planning to use nicotine gum to aid with cigarette cessation. Which of the following should the nurse instruct the client as adverse effects of using nicotine gum? (Select all that apply.)
 
  1. Rapid heart rate may result.
  2. Mild headaches can occur.
  3. A sore mouth and throat are possible.
  4. Abnormal dreams are common.
  5. Pruritis is possible.
  6. Nausea can occur.

Question 4

The blood pressure measurement for a client is very different from the one that was assessed a few hours previously. The nurse should suspect that the blood pressure measurement is false when which of the following is assessed in the client?
 
  1. Client needs to void.
  2. Client smoked a cigarette 10 minutes prior to the measurement.
  3. The examination room is very warm.
  4. Doors are slamming and children are crying in the environment.
  5. Client just had lunch.
  6. Client slept for 8 hours the previous night.

Question 5

The nurse is reviewing the laboratory values for a client prescribed theophylline (Theo-Dur). Which of the following would indicate a therapeutic level of this medication?
 
  1. 2.0 mcg/mL
  2. 5.0 mcg/mL
  3. 15 mcg/mL
  4. 25 mcg/mL