Nurs 6301 Final Exam Version 2
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? Dizziness Response Feedback: The most common adverse effects from ranolazine are dizziness, headache, constipation (not diarrhea), and nausea. Bradycardia is not an identified adverse effect of ranolazine therapy. Perspiring skin that is cold to the touch is a manifestation usually associated with a nitroglycerin overdose. Question 2 Several months of treatment with a statin accompanied by lifestyle modifications have failed to appreciably improve a patient's cholesterol levels. Consequently, the patient has been prescribed cholestyramine. The nurse should recognize that this drugs achieves its therapeutic effect by oxidizing cholesterol to bile acids Response Feedback: Unlike statins, which work by decreasing the synthesis of cholesterol, the bile acid sequestrants such as cholestyramine promote the oxidation of cholesterol to bile acids. Bile acid sequestrants do not promote vasodilation or bind HDL to LDL. Question 3 A nurse is caring for a patient who is t
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