A nurse is preparing to give an antibiotic to a patient who reports being allergic to antibiotics. Before giving the medication, what will the nurse do first?

A nurse is preparing to give an antibiotic to a patient who reports being allergic to antibiotics. Before giving the medication, what will the nurse do first?

The prescriber orders atenolol (Tenormin) 25 mg to be given orally once a day to control a patient’s high blood pressure. The nurse takes the patient’s vital signs and finds that the blood pressure is $128 / 80 \mathrm{~mm} \mathrm{Hg}$ and the heart rate is 60 beats per minute. What does the nurse do first before giving this drug?

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A patient with chronic pain calls the provider’s office to request a refill on their oxycontin. Which action is most appropriate?

The nurse is preparing to administer penicillin G intramuscularly to a child. The child’s parents ask why the drug cannot be given in an oral liquid form. What is the nurse’s reply?