PHARMACOLOGY – PROCTORED REVIEW

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• Give the medication • Request a dose increase A nurse is teaching a client who has heart failure about a new prescription for captopril (Capoten). Which of the following statements by the c... lient indicates a need for further teaching: 3) I will take the medication 1 hr before my meals 4) I will use a salt substitute with my meals A client is experiencing acute angle closure glaucoma and IV mannitol (Osmitrol) 25% is prescribed. Which of the following client findings should the nurse recognize as being the best indication that the medication is achieving it's therapeutic effect: 3) Decrease in intraocular pressure 4)Lung fluids clear to ausculatation A nurse is educating a client who has a new prescription for simvastatin (Zacor). Which of the following instructions should the nurse include in the teaching plan: (Select all that apply): 1) Report muscle pain to provider • Do not take the medication with grapefruit juice • Take the medication in the early morning 4) Minimize intake of alcoholic beverages 5) Expect therapy with this medication to be life long A client taking IV heparin and oral warfarin (coumadin) for deep thrombosis. The client aPTT is 4x the normal value and his INR is 2. Which of the following actions should the nurse plan to take: • Decrease the heparin • Increase the warfarin [Show More]

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