The patient who has been abusing benzodiazepines for 4 years tells the nurse, “I can’t let this drug control my life any longer. Take my pills; I’m quitting today.” Which response by the nurse is most appropriate?

The nurse is caring for a patient recently diagnosed with type 2 diabetes mellitus. The provider has prescribed metformin. Which lab value, if present in the patient’s chart, prompts the nurse to hold the dose and contact the provider?

The patient is a 5-year-old boy who presents with anticholinergic toxicity and has been prescribed physostigmine 0.02 mg/kg q10min until the patient’s heart rate drops to 100 beats per minute. The patient’s heart rate is 132 bpm and he weighs 42 pounds. It takes 40 minutes after the first dose for the patient’s heart rate to decrease to 100 bpm. How much total physostigmine, in mg, does the nurse administer? Input your answer to the nearest hundredth decimal place.