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Question 1 A 45-year-old man who is a construction worker has been diagnosed with hyperlipidemia and has been prescribed lovastatin.<\/a> The nurse will advise the patient to<\/p>\n Question 2 A 55-year-old man’s hypertension has not responded adequately to his current medication regimen consisting or an ACE inhibitor, a beta-blocker and a thiazide diuretic.<\/a> As a result, he will soon begin taking hydralazine (Apresoline) in addition to his existing antihypertensives.<\/a> The addition of this medication to his regimen means that the nurse must prioritize which of the following nursing actions?<\/p>\n Question 3 A nurse has been following a male patient who is taking hydralazine, clonidine, and a diuretic for hypertension.<\/a> After 2 weeks of medication therapy, the patient begins to complain of numbness and tingling in his hands and feet.<\/a> The nurse suspects that these signs or symptoms are<\/p>\n Question 4 A nurse is caring for a male patient who has a diagnosis of coronary artery disease (CAD).<\/a> His drug therapy includes lovastatin.<\/a>Because the patient has a history of severe renal disease, the nurse will assess for which of the following?<\/p>\n Question 5 A 70-year-old woman with a history of atrial fibrillation takes digoxin and verapamil to control her health problem.<\/a> Verapamil achieves a therapeutic effect by<\/p>\n Question 6 An expected outcome for a patient who has just taken sublingual nitroglycerin should be<\/p>\n Question 7 A clinic nurse has been assigned a 49-year-old female patient who has a history of diabetes.<\/a> A recent diagnosis of hypertension has been made, and the patient has been prescribed a thiazide diuretic and labetalol.<\/a> The patient will be scheduled to return to the clinic once a month for the next 6 months.<\/a> A priority action by the nurse will be to<\/p>\n Question 8 A 39-year-old African-American male is 25 pounds overweight and has been diagnosed with hypertension after three consecutive above-normal blood pressure readings.<\/a> The most likely initial drug therapy for this patient will be<\/p>\n Question 9 A nurse is caring for a patient with chronic angina.<\/a> The patient is receiving ranolazine (Ranexa) 500 mg PO bid.<\/a> Which of the following signs or symptoms would the nurse attribute to being a common adverse effect of this medication?<\/p>\n Question 10 Several months of treatment with a statin accompanied by lifestyle modifications have failed to appreciably improve a patient’s cholesterol levels.<\/a> Consequently, the patient has been prescribed cholestyramine.<\/a> The nurse should recognize that this drugs achieves its therapeutic effect by<\/p>\n Question 11 A resident of a long-term care facility receives 12.<\/a>5 mg metoprolol (Lopressor) at 8 AM and 8 PM daily.<\/a> Before administering this drug, the nurse should perform and document what assessments?<\/p>\n Question 12 A nurse is caring for a patient who is admitted into the cardiac care unit with acute, decompensated heart failure.<\/a> Nesiritide (Natrecor) has been ordered.<\/a> When preparing for administration of the drug, the nurse will<\/p>\n Question 13 A normal maintenance dose for digoxin is 0.<\/a>125 to 0.<\/a>5 mg\/day.<\/a> In which of the following patients would the nurse most likely administer a lower-than-normal maintenance dose of digoxin?<\/p>\n Question 14 A nurse who provides care in a busy clinic is aware of the high incidence and prevalence of hyperlipidemia and the consequent need for antihyperlipidemics in many patients.<\/a> Treatment of high cholesterol using statins would be contraindicated in which of the following patients?<\/p>\n Question 15 A patient with class-IV CHF has a medication regimen consisting of metoprolol (Lopressor), enalapril (Vasotec), and furosemide (Lasix).<\/a> In addition to regularly assessing the patient s heart rate, the nurse should prioritize assessment of the patient’s<\/p>\n Question 16 A 58-year-old man is admitted to the emergency department.<\/a> A diagnosis of severe digoxin toxicity is made.<\/a> Bradycardia is present, and an electrocardiogram (ECG) confirms toxicity.<\/a> The nurse will administer which of the following drugs?<\/p>\n Question 17 A patient has recently been prescribed a drug that treats his hypertension by blocking the sympathetic receptors in his sympathetic nervous system.<\/a> This action is characteristic of<\/p>\n Question 18 A nurse is the cardiac care unit is preparing to hang an intravenous dose of dofetilide (Tikosyn) for a patient who has just been admitted.<\/a> What is the most likely goal of this intervention?<\/p>\n Question 19 A patient has been prescribed lovastatin for a high cholesterol level.<\/a> The nurse’s teaching plan will include a basic explanation of how the drug produces its therapeutic effect.<\/a> The nurse will explain that lovastatin lowers cholesterol levels because it<\/p>\n Question 20 A nurse is caring for a patient who is taking digoxin and a loop diuretic.<\/a> Which of the following would be most important for the nurse to monitor?<\/p>\n Question 21 A nurse explains to a patient that nitroglycerin patches should be applied in the morning and removed in the evening.<\/a> This medication schedule reduces the potential for<\/p>\n Question 22 A 77-year-old patient has a long-standing history of hypertension, a health problem that is being treated with metoprolol and a thiazide diuretic.<\/a> Before administering the 8 AM dose of these medications, what assessments should the nurse perform and document? (Select all that apply.<\/a>)<\/p>\n Question 23 Which of the following patients is most likely to benefit from the administration of an adrenergic agonist?<\/p>\n Question 24 A nurse has administered a medication to a patient with hypertension.<\/a> The prescribed drug is supposed to decrease cardiac output.<\/a> A decrease in cardiac output would most likely<\/p>\n Question 25 A 62-year-old man has been prescribed extended-release lovastatin.<\/a> The nurse will instruct the patient to take the medication<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Question Question 1 A 45-year-old man who is a construction worker has been diagnosed with hyperlipidemia and has been prescribed lovastatin. 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