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Mr. Penny requires concurrent treatment with a beta blocker, nitrate, or a
calcium channel blocker.
Mr. Penny, age 67, was diagnosed with chronic angina several months
ago and has
been unable to experience adequate relief of his symptoms. As a result,
his physician
has prescribed ranolazine (Ranexa). Which of the following statements
is true regarding the use of ranolazine for the treatment of this patient's
angina?
,Determine if the drug is going to make you drowsy before
you drive.
A patient is in the clinic for seasonal allergic rhinitis. Loratadine
(Claritin) is prescribed. Which of the following statements will the
nurse include when providing patient education concerning this
drug?
Taking too many laxatives can make your bowels
dependent on them, making you more susceptible to
constipation.
A 73-year-old woman has scheduled an appointment with her nurse
practitioner to discuss her recurrent constipation. The woman states
that she experiences constipation despite the fact that she takes
docusate on a daily basis and performs cleansing enemas several times
weekly. How should the nurse best
respond to this patient's statements?
15 to 30 minutes.
A 68-year-old man complains of a chronic, nonproductive cough. He
states that he has to have relief, that he has been coughing every 2 to 3
minutes, and he is worn out. Dextromethorphan is prescribed for him.
Before he leaves the clinic he asks how long it will take for the medicine
to work. The nurse will advise him that he should experience
therapeutic effects in
, she must be prepared to show identification when buying
a drug that contains pseudoephedrine.
A patient with seasonal allergies is exasperated by her recent nasal
congestion and has expressed her desire to treat it by using
pseudoephedrine. The nurse
should inform the patient that
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?