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A 79-year-old male with cardiomegaly - ✔A normal maintenance dose for digoxin is 0.125
to 0.5 mg/day. In which of the
following patients would the nurse most likely administer a lower-than-normal
maintenance dose of digoxin?
Monitor glucose levels closely - ✔A patient with diabetes has had a cough for 1 week and
has been prescribed a
cough syrup (an expectorant). What special instructions should the nurse include
in the patient teaching for this situation?
An oral antidepressant that the patient has been taking daily for several years - ✔An elderly
postsurgical patient has developed postoperative pneumonia in the
days following abdominal surgery and is being treated with a number of
medications. Which of the following medications that the nurse will administer
has the slowest absorption?
,Integrating the new drug into the patient's existing schedule
promotes adherence. - ✔A 79-year-old woman who takes several medications for a variety
of chronic
health problems has been prescribed an oral antiplatelet aggregator that is to be
taken once daily. The nurse has encouraged the woman to take the pill at the
same time of day that she takes some of her other medications. What is the
most likely rationale for the nurse's advice?
Late afternoon - ✔A patient receives 25 units of NPH insulin at 7.AM. At what time of
day should
the nurse advise the patient to be most alert for a potential
hypoglycemic reaction?
C-11 drug - ✔A physician has ordered subcutaneous injections of morphine, a narcotic,
every 4 hours as needed for pain for a motor vehicle accident victim. The nurse is
aware that there is a high abuse potential for this drug and that it is categorized as a ...
a higher-than-normal dose of drugs that bind to acid glycoproteins. - ✔A 46-year-old
white American has been prescribed a drug that binds to acid
glycoproteins. The nurse understands that white Americans usually receive...
inhibits cholesterol synthesis - ✔A patient has been prescribed lovastatin for a
high cholesterol level. The nurse's
teaching plan will include a basic explanation of how the drug produces its
therapeutic effect. The nurse will explain that lovastatin lowers cholesterol levels
because it...
, Albuterol Sulfate - ✔The parents of a 7-year-old boy who has just been diagnosed with
allergic asthma are being taught about their son's medication regimen by the nurse. The nurse
is currently teaching the parent's about the appropriate use of a "rescue drug" for acute
exacerbations of their son's asthma. What drug should the nurse
suggests the parents to use in these situations?
protein binding - ✔Which of the following affects drug distribution throughout the body?
respiratory rate, depth, and rhythm. - ✔Before the administration of morphine to a 65-year-
old man who has cancer, the initial action of the nurse would be to check the patient's
Cilia sweep foreign material and mucus upward toward the
trachea and larynx where they can then be swallowed. - ✔The lower respiratory
system utilizes a number of different mechanisms that
confer protection and maintain homeostasis. Which of the following physiological
processes protects the lower respiratory system?
"I broke out in hives and got terribly itchy when I started a new
prescription last year." - ✔The nurse's assessment of a community-dwelling adult
suggests that the client
may have drug allergies that have not been previously documented. What
statement by the client would confirm this?
A 78-year-old man who is unable to swallow following an ischemic stroke - ✔For which of
the following patients would a nasogastric tube most likely be
considered to aid in the administration of medications?
constipation - ✔A 29-year-old woman has been prescribed alosetron (Lotronex) for irritable
bowel syndrome. Before starting the drug therapy, the nurse will advise the
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