NR 508 MIDTERM EXAM – QUESTION AND ANSWERS SET 3
NR 508 MIDTERM EXAM – QUESTION AND ANSWERS SET 3 Question 1 2 / 2 pts A patient has three consecutive blood pressure readings of 140/95 mm Hg. The patient’s body mass index is 24. A fasting plasma glucose is 100 mg/dL. Creatinine clearance and cholesterol tests are normal. The primary care NP should order: a β-blocker. an angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor. a thiazide diuretic. dietary and lifestyle changes. Question 2 2 / 2 pts An African-American patient is taking captopril (Capoten) 25 mg twice daily. When performing a physical examination, the primary care nurse practitioner (NP) learns that the patient continues to have blood pressure readings of 135/90 mm Hg. The NP should: increase the captopril dose to 50 mg twice daily. ! add a thiazide diuretic to this patient’s regimen. change the drug to losartan (Cozaar) 50 mg once daily.
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nr 508 midterm exam – question and answers set 3 question 1 2 2 pts a patient has three consecutive blood pressure readings of 14095 mm hg the patient’s body mass index is 24 a fasting plasma glu
