The nurse is assigned to a 45-year-old HIV-positive male patient who is admitted with a MRSA skin infection on his right arm secondary to intravenous drug use. The patient is prescribed intravenous vancomycin. Twenty minutes after starting the vancomycin infusion, the patient develops a mild erythematous macular rash on the face, trunk and extremities. Which action is performed first?

The nurse plans care for the patient who is receiving theophylline for the treatment of refractory asthma. Which nursing intervention does the nurse include to assess for complications of the drug?

The nurse is reviewing a patient’s medications during discharge. Which further education can the nurse provide regarding spironolactone when the patient asks, “I thought that I took a furosemide pill for my water?”