A client has a new prescription for brimonidine (Alphagan) ophthalmic, 1 drop twice daily in his right eye. He tells the nurse he also wears soft contact lenses and wants to know if he can put the drop in his eye with the lenses in place. Which of the following should the nurse tell this client?

A client has a new prescription for brimonidine (Alphagan) ophthalmic, 1 drop twice daily in his right eye. He tells the nurse he also wears soft contact lenses and wants to know if he can put the drop in his eye with the lenses in place. Which of the following should the nurse tell this client?

A patient is prescribed metronidazole for bacterial vaginosis. Which patient history finding would be most concerning?

When administering medications to infants, it is important to remember which of the following?

A patient asks a nurse why a friend who is taking the same drug responds differently to that drug. The nurse knows that the most common variation in drug response is due to differences in each patient’s:

A woman who is breastfeeding her infant must take a prescription medication for 2 weeks. The medication is safe, but the patient wants to make sure her baby receives as little of the drug as possible. What will the nurse tell the patient to do?