Chapter 22: Antihypertensive Drugs Lilley: Pharmacology and the Nursing Process, 8th Edition

Chapter 22: Antihypertensive Drugs Lilley: Pharmacology and the Nursing Process, 8th Edition MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. A patient has a new order for the adrenergic drug doxazosin (Cardura). When pr oviding e ducation about this drug, the nurse will include which instructions? 2. A patient with severe liver disease is receiving the angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor, captopril (Capoten). The nurse is aware that the advantage of this drug for this patient is which characteristic? 3. During a follow-up visit, the health care provider examines the fundus of the patient’s eye. Afterward, the patient asks the nurse, “Why is he looking at my eyes when I have high blood pressure? It does not make sense to me!” What is the best response by the nurse? 4. The nurse is preparing for a community education program on hypertension. Which of these parameters determine the regulation of arterial blood pressure? 5. When counseling a male patient about the possible adverse effects of antihypertensive drugs, the nurse will discuss which potential problem? 6. The nurse is reviewing drug therapy for hypertension. According to the JNC-8 guidelines, antihypertensive drug therapy for a newly diagnosed hypertensive African-American patient would most likely include which drug or drug classes? 7. The nurse is creating a plan of care for a patient with a new diagnosis of hypertension. Which is a potential nursing diagnosis for the patient taking antihypertensive medications? 8. A patient’s blood pressure elevates to 270/150 mm Hg, and a hypertensive emergency is obvious. He is transferred to the intensive care unit and started on a sodium nitroprusside (Nipride) drip to be titrated per his response. With this medication, the nurse knows that the maximum dose of this drug should be infused for how long? 9. A patient with primary hypertension is prescribed drug therapy for the first time. The patient asks how long drug therapy will be needed. Which answer by the nurse is the correct response? 10. A patient who has been taking antihypertensive drugs for a few months complains of having a persistent dry cough. The nurse knows that this cough is an adverse effect of which class of antihypertensive drugs?