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Pharmacy NURS-6521 Questions and Correct
Answers/ Latest Update / Already Graded
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?
Ans: 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
Ans: increased HR and decrease BP
A patient is to take nifedipine (Procardia) 10 mg PO tid. How many milligrams will
he take per dose?
Ans: 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 ...
Ans: 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
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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?
Ans: 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?
Ans: 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...
Ans: 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...
Ans: 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...
Ans: don a pair of gloves
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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...
Ans: 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?
Ans: 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?
Ans: 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?
Ans: Acute Pain, headache, related to adverse effects of drug therapy
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Pharmacy NURS-6521 Questions and Correct
Answers/ Latest Update / Already Graded
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?
Ans: 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
Ans: increased HR and decrease BP
A patient is to take nifedipine (Procardia) 10 mg PO tid. How many milligrams will
he take per dose?
Ans: 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 ...
Ans: 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
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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?
Ans: 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?
Ans: 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...
Ans: 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...
Ans: 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...
Ans: don a pair of gloves
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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...
Ans: 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?
Ans: 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?
Ans: 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?
Ans: Acute Pain, headache, related to adverse effects of drug therapy
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