A professional nurse has been assigned to care for a 52-year-old attorney who has
hypertension and peptic ulcer disease. Before administering his medications, the
professional nurse must complete an initial asssessment. Core patient variables
will be obtained from which of the following? ANS:->>>The patient interview
The patient medical record The patient medical history the patient's physical
examination
A 59-year-old woman has long-standing diagnoses of type 1 diabetes and
hypertension and has recently been diagnosed with glaucoma. Her
ophthalmologist has prescribed pilocarpine (Akarpine), which will achieve its
intended therapeutic effect by which of the following means? ANS:->>>by
directly stimulating cholinergic receptors
A woman in her twenties has been accompanied to her primary care provider by
her mother, who states that her daughter has been experiencing increasingly severe
episodes of irritable grandiose behavior. The care provider has consequently
begun a treatment regimen that includes pharmacological therapies. This patient is
most likely experiencing which of the following mood disorders? ANS:->>>
,Bipolar disorder
A patient is treated with an antibiotic for an infection in his leg. After 2 days of
taking the antibiotic, the patient calls the clinic and reports that he has a rash all
over his body. The professional nurse is aware that a rash can be an adverse effect
of an antibiotic and can be either a biologic, chemical, or physiologic action of the
drug, which is an example of ANS:->>> pharmodynamics.
A 70-year-old man with diabetes mellitus is taking metoprolol (Lopressor) to
manage his hypertension. The professional nurse would be sure to instruct the
patient to ANS:->>>understand the signs and symptoms of hypoglycemia.
A 45-year-old man enters the ED complaining of chest pain. The professional
nurse has an order to administer amyl nitrite. The professional nurse will ANS:-
>>>crush the capsule and ask the patient to inhale the vapors.
Mrs. Houston is a 78-year-old woman who resides in an assisted living facility. Her
doctor prescribed digoxin at her last visit to the clinic and she has approached the
professional nurse who makes regular visits to the assisted - living facility about
this new drug. What teaching point should thE professional nurse emphasize to
Mrs. Houston? ANS:->>> the importance of having required laboratory work
performed on time.
, A 62-year-old man is admitted to the hospital with a diagnosis of chest pain. He
has an order for 0.3 mg of sublingual nitroglycerin prn for chest pain. Which of the
following actions should the professional nurse do first when he complains of chest
pain? ANS:->>>Administer a tablet under his tongue and repeat the action in 5 and
10 minutes if the pain has not subsided.
A professional nurse on an acute medical unit has rectally administered a dose of
sodium polystyrene sulfonate to a patient. What assessment should the professional
nurse prioritize in the 48 hours following the administration of this drug? ANS:-
>>>monitoring of serum potassium levels.
An expected outcome for a patient who has just taken sublingual nitroglycerin
should be ANS:->>>increased heart rate and decreased blood pressure.
Which of the following patients should be advised by the professional nurse to
avoid over-the- counter cold and allergy preparations that contain phenylephrine?
ANS:->>>a 47-year-old female with hypertension.
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