NS 511 Cardiac I Pre-Quiz
The nurse is providing discharge instructions for a patient prescribed a thiazide diuretic.
Which instruction should the nurse include?
a. Drink at least 8 to 10 glasses of water a day
b. Weigh monthly and report the weight to the health care provider
c. Eat bananas and oranges regularly
d. Increase the amount of calcium in the diet - answerc. Eat bananas and oranges
regularly
Note: Bananas and oranges are good sources of potassium when a patient is receiving
a potassium excreting diuretic
When taking a history from a patient who is prescribed an angiotensin converting
enzyme (ACE) inhibitor or angiotensin receptor blocker (ARB), which question would be
most important for the nurse to ask?
a. "Are you bothered by a frequent nonproductive cough?"
b. "Do you eat 4 to 5 servings of milk or cheese each day?"
c. "Do you use salt substitutes on your food?"
d. Have you ever been diagnosed with iron-deficiency anemia?" - answera. "Are you
bothered by a frequent nonproductive cough?"
Which over-the-counter medication can counteract the effects of diuretics?
a. Multiple vitamins
b. Acetaminophen
c. Ferrous sulfate
d. Ibuprofen - answerd. Ibuprofen
Note: NSAIDs help ease pain and inflammation. But if you have high blood pressure,
heart failure, or kidney disease, you should not take an NSAID. And you should not take
The nurse is providing discharge instructions for a patient prescribed a thiazide diuretic.
Which instruction should the nurse include?
a. Drink at least 8 to 10 glasses of water a day
b. Weigh monthly and report the weight to the health care provider
c. Eat bananas and oranges regularly
d. Increase the amount of calcium in the diet - answerc. Eat bananas and oranges
regularly
Note: Bananas and oranges are good sources of potassium when a patient is receiving
a potassium excreting diuretic
When taking a history from a patient who is prescribed an angiotensin converting
enzyme (ACE) inhibitor or angiotensin receptor blocker (ARB), which question would be
most important for the nurse to ask?
a. "Are you bothered by a frequent nonproductive cough?"
b. "Do you eat 4 to 5 servings of milk or cheese each day?"
c. "Do you use salt substitutes on your food?"
d. Have you ever been diagnosed with iron-deficiency anemia?" - answera. "Are you
bothered by a frequent nonproductive cough?"
Which over-the-counter medication can counteract the effects of diuretics?
a. Multiple vitamins
b. Acetaminophen
c. Ferrous sulfate
d. Ibuprofen - answerd. Ibuprofen
Note: NSAIDs help ease pain and inflammation. But if you have high blood pressure,
heart failure, or kidney disease, you should not take an NSAID. And you should not take
