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GRADED A+ WALDEN UNIVERSITY
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,A //62-year-
old //man //is //admitted //to //the //hospital //with //a //diagnosis //of //chest //pain. //He //has //an
order //for //0.3 //mg //of //sublingual //nitroglycerin //prn //for //chest //pain. //Which //of //the //following
actions /
/should //the //nurse //do //first //when //he //complains //of //chest //pain? //- //verified //answer(s)-
✔✔Administer //
a/
/tablet /
/under /
/his //tongue //and //repeat //the //action //in //5 //and //10 //minutes //if //the //pain //has //not //subsided
An //expected //outcome //for //a //patient //who //has //just //taken //sublingual //nitroglycerin //should
be //- //verified //answer(s)-✔✔increased //HR //and //decrease //BP
A/
/patient /
/is /
/to /
/take /
/nifedipine /
/(Procardia) /
/10 //mg //PO //tid. //How //many //milligrams //will //he //take //per //dose? //- //verified //answer(s)-
✔✔10 //mg
A/
/nurse //explains //to //a //patient //that //nitroglycerin //patches //should //be //applied //in //the //morning
//and /
/removed /
/in /
/the //evening. //This //medication //schedule //reduces //the //potential //for //... //- //verified //answer(s)-
✔✔Nitrate //tolerance
A //patient //is //admitted //to //the //emergency //department //with //severe //chest //pain. //The
,emergency //department //physician //orders //intravenous //nitroglycerin //5 //mcg/min, //titrate
dose //by //5 //mcg/min //every //3 //to //5 //minutes //per //infusion //pump //as //needed. //Before
administering /
/the /
/nitroglycerin, /
/the //nurse //should //prioritize //which //of //the //following //assessments? //- //verified //answer(s)-
✔✔Blood //pressure
A //nurse //is //caring //for //a //patient //with //chronic //angina. //The //patient //is //receiving //ranolazine
(Ranexa) //500 //mg //PO //bid. //Which //of //the //following //signs //or //symptoms //would //the //nurse
attribute //to //being //a //common //adverse //effect //of //this //medication? //- //verified //answer(s)-
✔✔Dizziness
A //45-year-old //man //enters //the //emergency //department //complaining //of //chest //pain. //The
nurse //has //an //order //to //administer //amyl //nitrite. //The //nurse //will... //- //verified //answer(s)-
✔✔crush //the //capsule //and //ask //the //patient //to //inhale //the //vapors
A //patient //is //being //discharged //home //with //a //prescription //for //sublingual //nitroglycerin.
The //nurse //will //instruct //the //patient //and //family //to... //- //verified //answer(s)-
✔✔keep //the //tablets //in //the //original //dark //bottle.
A //nurse //has //an //order //to //apply //nitroglycerin //topically, //twice //a //day. //The //nurse's //initial
action //will //be //to... //- //verified //answer(s)-✔✔don //a //pair //of //gloves
A/
/patient //calls //the //clinic //and //reports //that //he //is //having //chest //pain. //The //patient //states //that
ì'm //scared //that //I //am //going //to //die //and //I've //been //pacing //up //and //down //my //driveway.î
After /
/calming /
, the //patient, //the //initial //instruction //by //the //nurse //would //be //to... //- //verified //answer(s)-
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✔✔have //the //patient //go //into //his //house //and //sit //or //lie //down
A //recent //episode //of //chest //pain //while //doing //yard //work //prompted //a //70-year-old //man //to
seek //care //and //he //has //been //subsequently //diagnosed //with //chronic //stable //angina. //The
nurse //should //recognize //what //guiding //principle //in //the //treatment //of //this //patient's //angina?
//- //verified //answer(s)-
✔✔The //patient's //angina //may //necessitate //the //use //of //a //calcium //channel //blocker
Frequent //episodes //of //exercise-related //chest //pain //have //caused //a //79-year-old //woman //to
use /
/her /
/prescribed /
/nitroglycerin /
/spray /
/several /
/times /
/in /
/recent /
/weeks. /
/This /
/patient's //age //will //have //what //effect //on //her //use //of //nitroglycerin? //- //verified //answer(s)-
✔✔The //woman //will //be //more //susceptible //to //hypotension //than //a //young //patient.
A //nurse //is //creating //a //plan //of //care //for //a //68-year-old //woman //with //a //recent //diagnosis //of
unstable //angina //and //new //prescription //for //nitroglycerin. //Which //of //the //following //nursing
diagnoses /
/should //the //nurse //prioritize //in //the //planning //of //this //patient's //care? //- //verified //answer(s)-
✔✔Acute //Pain, //headache, //related //to //adverse //effects //of //drug //therapy
A //man //has //left //his //most //recent //visit //to //his //primary //care //provider //with //a //new
prescription //for //a //transdermal //nitroglycerin //patch. //What //patient //education //should //the
6521
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FINAL EXAM 3 LATEST VERSIONS 2024-
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2025 /
CONTAINS
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100
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QUESTIONS
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AND
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CORRECT
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ANSWERS
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NURS
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6521N
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WEEK
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11
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FINAL
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EXAM
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ALREADY
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GRADED A+ WALDEN UNIVERSITY
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,A //62-year-
old //man //is //admitted //to //the //hospital //with //a //diagnosis //of //chest //pain. //He //has //an
order //for //0.3 //mg //of //sublingual //nitroglycerin //prn //for //chest //pain. //Which //of //the //following
actions /
/should //the //nurse //do //first //when //he //complains //of //chest //pain? //- //verified //answer(s)-
✔✔Administer //
a/
/tablet /
/under /
/his //tongue //and //repeat //the //action //in //5 //and //10 //minutes //if //the //pain //has //not //subsided
An //expected //outcome //for //a //patient //who //has //just //taken //sublingual //nitroglycerin //should
be //- //verified //answer(s)-✔✔increased //HR //and //decrease //BP
A/
/patient /
/is /
/to /
/take /
/nifedipine /
/(Procardia) /
/10 //mg //PO //tid. //How //many //milligrams //will //he //take //per //dose? //- //verified //answer(s)-
✔✔10 //mg
A/
/nurse //explains //to //a //patient //that //nitroglycerin //patches //should //be //applied //in //the //morning
//and /
/removed /
/in /
/the //evening. //This //medication //schedule //reduces //the //potential //for //... //- //verified //answer(s)-
✔✔Nitrate //tolerance
A //patient //is //admitted //to //the //emergency //department //with //severe //chest //pain. //The
,emergency //department //physician //orders //intravenous //nitroglycerin //5 //mcg/min, //titrate
dose //by //5 //mcg/min //every //3 //to //5 //minutes //per //infusion //pump //as //needed. //Before
administering /
/the /
/nitroglycerin, /
/the //nurse //should //prioritize //which //of //the //following //assessments? //- //verified //answer(s)-
✔✔Blood //pressure
A //nurse //is //caring //for //a //patient //with //chronic //angina. //The //patient //is //receiving //ranolazine
(Ranexa) //500 //mg //PO //bid. //Which //of //the //following //signs //or //symptoms //would //the //nurse
attribute //to //being //a //common //adverse //effect //of //this //medication? //- //verified //answer(s)-
✔✔Dizziness
A //45-year-old //man //enters //the //emergency //department //complaining //of //chest //pain. //The
nurse //has //an //order //to //administer //amyl //nitrite. //The //nurse //will... //- //verified //answer(s)-
✔✔crush //the //capsule //and //ask //the //patient //to //inhale //the //vapors
A //patient //is //being //discharged //home //with //a //prescription //for //sublingual //nitroglycerin.
The //nurse //will //instruct //the //patient //and //family //to... //- //verified //answer(s)-
✔✔keep //the //tablets //in //the //original //dark //bottle.
A //nurse //has //an //order //to //apply //nitroglycerin //topically, //twice //a //day. //The //nurse's //initial
action //will //be //to... //- //verified //answer(s)-✔✔don //a //pair //of //gloves
A/
/patient //calls //the //clinic //and //reports //that //he //is //having //chest //pain. //The //patient //states //that
ì'm //scared //that //I //am //going //to //die //and //I've //been //pacing //up //and //down //my //driveway.î
After /
/calming /
, the //patient, //the //initial //instruction //by //the //nurse //would //be //to... //- //verified //answer(s)-
/
✔✔have //the //patient //go //into //his //house //and //sit //or //lie //down
A //recent //episode //of //chest //pain //while //doing //yard //work //prompted //a //70-year-old //man //to
seek //care //and //he //has //been //subsequently //diagnosed //with //chronic //stable //angina. //The
nurse //should //recognize //what //guiding //principle //in //the //treatment //of //this //patient's //angina?
//- //verified //answer(s)-
✔✔The //patient's //angina //may //necessitate //the //use //of //a //calcium //channel //blocker
Frequent //episodes //of //exercise-related //chest //pain //have //caused //a //79-year-old //woman //to
use /
/her /
/prescribed /
/nitroglycerin /
/spray /
/several /
/times /
/in /
/recent /
/weeks. /
/This /
/patient's //age //will //have //what //effect //on //her //use //of //nitroglycerin? //- //verified //answer(s)-
✔✔The //woman //will //be //more //susceptible //to //hypotension //than //a //young //patient.
A //nurse //is //creating //a //plan //of //care //for //a //68-year-old //woman //with //a //recent //diagnosis //of
unstable //angina //and //new //prescription //for //nitroglycerin. //Which //of //the //following //nursing
diagnoses /
/should //the //nurse //prioritize //in //the //planning //of //this //patient's //care? //- //verified //answer(s)-
✔✔Acute //Pain, //headache, //related //to //adverse //effects //of //drug //therapy
A //man //has //left //his //most //recent //visit //to //his //primary //care //provider //with //a //new
prescription //for //a //transdermal //nitroglycerin //patch. //What //patient //education //should //the