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NR 446 QSEN WORKSHEETMargaret Stanton:
Why would a patient take Simvastatin at bedtime?
An evening doses is best because it will be taken with a meal and most cholesterol is
synthesized at night
What would be the priority nursing concern for a patient who will have surgery this morning at
0730 for a mitral valve prolapse?
Stable labs and vitals, heart rhythms should be monitored, patient is off of blood thinners, and
informed consent is signed and all patient questions are answered by physician.
Janet Martin:
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If the physician ordered Mrs. Martin Metoprolol 25 mg orally once per day:
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Do you consider this safe and appropriate?
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I consider this an appropriate dose because patients who are prescribed metoprolol and have
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heart failure the dosage should be started slow and titrated to the desire level for this patient
What is the indication for this medication?
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Hypertension, angina, acute MI, CHF, supraventivular and ventricular tachycardia, prevent
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migraines
The patient is admitted with complaints of coughing/not feeling well and is unable to get off the
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couch because she is weak and fatigued. The daughter brought her into the Emergency
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Department with c/o fever and chills for 2 days, decreased appetite, noted productive green
cough and fatigue. Is this an appropriate and accurate order for Mrs. Martin? Yes/no? Justify
your answer:
Her nurse would want to promptly treat fever chills, productive green cough and decreased
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appetite. The patient is 75 years old and age can be a risk factor for pneumonia and such
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symptoms.
The patient is diabetic. When will you check Mrs. Martin’s blood sugars?
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I would check her blood sugars as soon as I knew she was a diabetic, then I would assess her at
home medication administration and the type of insulin patient is on, and then I would reassess
blood sugars every morning 30 mins before breakfast, lunch and dinner and possibly in the
middle of the night.
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