A nurse is teaching a client who has angina pectoris and is learning how to treat acute anginal
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attacks. The client asks, "What is my next step if I take one tablet, wait 5 minutes, but still
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have anginal pain,?" Which of the following responses should the nurse make? - ANSWER:
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➡ "Call the emergency response team."
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A nurse is teaching a client who has a new prescription for nitroglycerin transdermal patch
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for angina pectoris. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include? -
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ANSWER: ➡ Remove the patch each evening
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A nurse is taking a medication history from a client who has angina and is to begin taking
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ranolazine. The nurse should report which of the following medications in the client's
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history that can interact with ranolazine? - ANSWER: ➡ Digoxin
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Simvastatin
Verapamil
A nurse is caring for a client who is prescribed isosorbide mononitrate for chronic stable
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angina and develops reflex tachycardia. Which of the following medications should the nurse
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expect to administer? - ANSWER: ➡ Metoprolol
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A nurse is teaching a client who has angina how to use nitroglycerin transdermal ointment.
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The nurse should include which of the following instructions? - ANSWER: ➡ "Remove the
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prior dose before applying a new dose."
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Which medication combination is useful in the treatment of variant angina? - ANSWER: ➡
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Diltiazem [Cardizem] and isosorbide mononitrate [Imdur]
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