The client comes to the emergency department with a myocardial infarction. The client’s husband tells the nurse that his wife has been taking calcium carbonate (Tums) for years for what she thought was indigestion. What is the best response by the nurse?

The client comes to the emergency department with a myocardial infarction. The client’s husband tells the nurse that his wife has been taking calcium carbonate (Tums) for years for what she thought was indigestion. What is the best response by the nurse?

The nursing mother asks the nurse if it is all right to take St. John’s wort for mild depression. What is the best response by the nurse?

Which statement is accurate regarding medications that end up being secreted in bile?

The nurse administers narcotics to surgical patients. Which statement represents the nurse’s best understanding as it relates to the potency of different narcotics?

At a dose of $10 mg$, drug X lowers total cholesterol by $50 mg/dL$, while a maximum drop in cholesterol of $65 mg/dL$ is achieved at $40 mg$. At a dose of $5 mg$, drug Y lowers cholesterol by 50 $mg/dL$, while a maximum drop in cholesterol of $55 mg/dL$ is achieved at $10 mg$. What can be concluded about the efficacy and potency of these two drugs?