In order to promote therapeutic drug effects, the Nurse Practitioner should always encourage patients to - Correct Answers: take their medication at the prescribed times.
A female patient with a diagnosis of type 1 diabetes mellitus has been experiencing increasing neuropathic pain in recen...
, In order to promote therapeutic drug effects, the Nurse Practitioner should always encourage patients
to - Correct Answers: take their medication at the prescribed times.
A female patient with a diagnosis of type 1 diabetes mellitus has been experiencing increasing
neuropathic pain in recent months, a symptom that has not responded appreciably to conventional
analgesics. The patient's care provider has begun treatment with gabapentin (Neurontin). How is the
addition of this drug likely to influence the management of the patient's existing drug regimen? - Correct
Answers: It is unlikely to influence the patient's other medications because gabapentin does not interact
with other drugs.
of the following assessment findings should an assisted living facility has begun taking daily oral
Following an assessment by her primary care provider, a 70-year-old resident of doses of levothyroxine.
Which prompt the nurse to withhold a scheduled dose of levothyroxine? - Correct Answers: The
resident's apical heart rate is 112 beats/minute with a regular rhythm
processes protects the lower respiratory system? - Correct Answers: Cilia sweep foreign material and
mucus upward toward the trachea and larynx where they can then be swallowed.
A 62-year-old man has been prescribed lovastatin. The Nurse Practitioner will instruct the patient to
take the medication - Correct Answers: at bedtime.
A Nurse Practitioner who provides care for older adults is aware of the high incidence of drug
interactions in this population. When educating a group of seniors about the prevention of drug
interactions, the Nurse Practitioner should encourage them to - Correct Answers: consult their care
provider before taking new over-the-counter medications.
A Nurse Practitioner is teaching an older adult patient about polypharmacy. Which of the following
statements best describe this term? - Correct Answers: Taking several drugs simultaneously
A diabetic patient being treated for obesity tells the Nurse Practitioner that he is having adverse effects
from his drug therapy. The patient has been taking dextroamphetamine for 2 weeks as adjunct therapy.
Which of the following adverse effects would need the Nurse Practitioner's immediate attention? -
Correct Answers: Increased blood glucose
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