A mpatient mis mto mbe mdischarged mhome mwith ma mnew mprescription mfor mprazosin m[Minipress].
mWhich mstatement mis mmost mimportant mfor mthe mnurse mto minclude min mthe mteaching mplan? m-
mANSWER: m m➡ m"You mshould mmove mslowly mfrom ma msitting mto ma mstanding mposition."
The mnurse mnotices msignificant medema msurrounding mand mproximal mto mthe mperipheral
mintravenous m(IV) msite mwhere mepinephrine mis mbeing minfused. mWhich maction mwould mthe
mnurse manticipate mfirst? m- mANSWER: m m➡ mPrepare mto madminister mphentolamine m[Regitine].
Which madrenergic mantagonists mblock malpha m1, mbeta m1, mbeta m2 mreceptors? m- mANSWER: m m➡
mCarvedilol mand mlabetalol
The mnurse mis mcaring mfor mseveral mpatients mprescribed mpropranolol m[Inderal]. mIn mwhich
mpatient mcondition mis mpropranolol m[Inderal] mcontraindicated? m- mANSWER: m m➡ mDiabetes
,A mnurse mis mcaring mfor ma mpatient mprescribed mdoxazosin m[Cardura] mfor mhypertension.
mSafety mis ma mpriority mbecause mof mwhich massociated madverse meffect? m- mANSWER: m m➡
mOrthostatic mhypotension
The mnurse mis mpreparing mto madminister mdiltiazem mand matenolol. mWhat mis mthe mpriority
mnursing mintervention mbefore madministering mthese mtwo mmedications mto mthe mpatient? m-
mANSWER: m m➡ mAssess mthe mheart mrate
Prior mto mdischarge, mthe mnurse mprovides mteaching mrelated mto madverse meffects mof mterazosin
m[Hytrin] mto mthe mpatient mand mcaregivers. mWhich madverse meffects mshould mthe mnurse
minclude min mthe mteaching mof mthis mdrug? m- mANSWER: m m➡ mOrthostatic mhypotension
Erectile mdysfunction
Nasal mcongestion
Headache
disorder: mblood mpressure m90/60 mmm mHg mto m120/80 mmm mHg m- mANSWER: m m➡
mPheochromocytoma
disorder: mbrisk mcapillary mrefill m- mANSWER: m m➡ mRaynaud's mdisease
The mnurse mwould mconsult mthe mprescriber mbefore madministering mthe mdrug mif ma mpatient
mwas mjust mprescribed malfuzosin m(Uroxatral) mand mthe mnurse mjust mlearned mthat mthe mpatient
mhas ma mhistory mof mthese mdiseases: m- mANSWER: m m➡ mAngina mpectoris
Advanced mHIV minfection
Hepatitis mB
, Hypertension
Ventricular mDysrhythmia
The mgeneric mnames mof malpha m1 mreceptor mantagonists mshare mwhat mcommon msuffix? m-
mANSWER: m m➡ m-osin
It mis ma mpriority mfor mthe mnurse mto mevaluate mwhich mlaboratory mtest mresult mbefore
madministering malfuzosin m(Uroxatral) mto ma mpatient? m- mANSWER: m m➡ mAST/ALT
A mpatient mhas mjust mbeen mprescribed mprazosin m(Minipress). mWhich mstatement mfrom mthe
mpatient mwould mindicate ma mneed mfor mfurther mteaching? m- mANSWER: m m➡ m"I mshould mtake
mthe mmedication mfirst mthing min mthe mmorning."
A mpatient mwith mcoronary martery mdisease mis mreceiving mterzosin mfor mhypertension. mIt
mwould mbe ma mpriority mfor mthe mnurse mto mreport mto mthe mprescriber mwhich meffect mof mthe
mdrug? m- mANSWER: m m➡ mIncrease min mpulse mof m20 mbeats/min
A mpatient mwho mis mprescribed man malpha m1-adrenergic mantagonist mfor mhigh mblood mpressure
mis mbrought minto mthe memergency mdepartment mafter mtaking msildenafil m(Viagra) msupplied
mby ma mfriend. mThe mpriority mfor mthe mnurse mis mto massess mfor mand mfollow morders mto mprevent
mwhat meffects? m- mANSWER: m m➡ mSevere mhypotension mand mvascular mcollapse
How mshould mtamsulosin m(Flomax) mbe madministered? m- mANSWER: m m➡ m1 mhour mbefore mor
m2 mhours mafter mthe msame mmeal meach mday
A mpatient mwho mis mreceiving mphenoxybenzamine m(Dibenzyline) mto mtreat
mpheochromocytoma mfaints. mBP mis m75/40 mmm mHg, mP m135 mbeats/min. mThe mnurse mcontacts
mthe mprescriber mand mprepares mto madminister mwhat? m- mANSWER: m m➡ mIntravenous mfluids
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