STUVIA 2024/2025
Pharm Ch 43 Test Prep
"I will call my doctor if I bruise easily or become extremely tired." - ✔✔The nurse provides drug
teaching to the client prescribed captopril. What statement made by the client does the nurse interpret
to mean teaching has been
effective?
A client who is being treated for pheochromocytoma - ✔✔Which client is most likely to be diagnosed
with secondary hypertension?
African American men are at highest risk for hypertension.
African Americans respond best to single-drug therapy.
African Americans have increased adverse effects when using thiazide and thiazide-like diuretics. -
✔✔The nurse works in a clinic that has many African American clients. What would the nurse need
to consider when caring for clients with hypertension? Select all that apply.
Assess the client's exercise tolerance. - ✔✔The nurse administers ambrisentan to the client with
pulmonary arterial hypertension. What assessment should the nurse prioritize in order to monitor the
effectiveness of this medication?
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Calcium channel blocker - ✔✔A pregnant client has been diagnosed with hypertension, and the care
team has determined that the benefits of drug therapy outweigh the risks. What category of
antihypertensive is most appropriate?
Close adherence to the prescribed regimen - ✔✔A client has been diagnosed with hypertension and
prescribed ramipril. When planning this client's care, what outcome should the nurse identify?
Diltiazem - ✔✔The nurse is caring for a client with hypertension who is preparing to be discharged
from the hospital after suffering a myocardial infarction. What drug would both treat the client's
hypertension and reduce myocardial oxygen consumption?
Diltiazem - ✔✔What drug is a safe and effective calcium channel blocker only if the nurse
administers it as a sustained-release or extended-release preparation to treat hypertension?
Diuretic - ✔✔A client was unable to achieve an acceptable blood pressure with just lifestyle changes.
Thus, in stage 2 of the stepped-care plan to manage hypertension, monotherapy with an
angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor was ordered. When an inadequate response was obtained
from step 2, the nurse anticipates the provider will order what in step 3?
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