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Aipatientiisitoibeidischargedihomeiwithiainewiprescriptionifo
riprazosini[Minipress].iWhichistatementiisimostiimportantif
oritheinurseitoiincludeiinitheiteachingiplan?
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A)i"Youishouldiincreaseiyouriintakeiofifreshifruitsiandivegeta
bles."
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B)i"Youishouldimoveislowlyifromiaisittingitoiaistandingipositi
on."i
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C)i"BeisureitoiweariaiMediciAlertibraceletiwhileitakingithisim
edication."
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iD)i"Takeiyourifirstidoseiofithisimedicationifirstithingiinithei
morning."i-iCORRECTiANSWERS-B
"Youishouldimoveislowlyifromiaisittingitoiaistandingiposition
."i
Orthostaticihypotensioniisitheimostiseriousiadverseieffectiofi
prazosiniandiotherialpha1iblockers.
Theinurseiisicaringiforiaipatientireceivingipropranololi[Inder
al].iWhichiclinicalifindingiisimostiindicativeiofianiadverseieff
ectiofithisidrug?
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A)iAiheartirateiofi100ibeatsiperiminute
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B)iWheezing
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C)iAiglucoseileveliofi180img/dL
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D)iUrinaryiurgencyi-iCORRECTiANSWERS-B
vendarsol
,Betaiblockers,isuchiasipropranolol,iareiknownitoicauseibron
choconstriction,iwhichicouldimanifestiasiwheezing.
Theinurseiisicaringiforiseveralipatientsiprescribedipropranol
oli[Inderal].iIniwhichipatienticonditioniisipropranololi[Inder
al]icontraindicated?
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A)iCardiacidysrhythmiasi
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B)iHypertension
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C)iDiabetesi
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D)iAnginai-iCORRECTiANSWERS-C
Propranololiinhibitsiglycogenolysisiandithusicaniproduceihy
poglycemia,iwhichicanicauseiproblemsiinipatientsiwithidiabe
tes.
Whyidoesitheinurseianticipateiadministeringimetoprololi[Lo
pressor]iratherithanipropranololi[Inderal]iforidiabeticipatie
ntsiwhoineediaibeta-blockingiagent?
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A)iMetoprololiisilessilikelyitoicauseidiabeticinephropathy.
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B)iPropranololicausesibothibeta1iandibeta2iblockade.i
C)iMetoprololihelpsipreventiretinopathyiiniindividualsiwithid
iabetes.
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D)iPropranololiisiassociatediwithiaihigheriincidenceiofifootiu
lcers.i-iCORRECTiANSWERS-B
Theinurseiisireviewingidrugsionitheiemergencyicartiwithireg
arditoitheiritherapeuticiaction.iWhichimedicationsicanihelpii
nitiateihearticontractioniduringiaicardiaciarrest?
i
A)iTopicaliphenylephrine
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B)iSubcutaneousiterbutaline
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C)iIntravenousiepinephrinei
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D)iInhaledialbuteroli-iCORRECTiANSWERS-C
vendarsol
, Theinurseiinitheicardiacicareiunitiisicaringiforiaipatientirecei
vingiepinephrine.iWhichiassessmenticriterionitakesipriorityi
initheimonitoringiforiadverseieffectsiofithisidrug?
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A)iCardiacirhythmi
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B)iBloodiureainitrogen
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C)iCentralinervousisystemi(CNS)itremor
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D)iLungisoundsi-iCORRECTiANSWERS-A
Epinephrineicanicauseiainumberiofiadverseieffects,iincludin
gihypertensiveicrisis,idysrhythmias,iangina,inecrosisiafteriex
travasation,iandihyperglycemia.iMonitoringiofitheiheartirhyt
hmiisiessentialitoiassessitheipatientiforidysrhythmias.
Ainurseiisipreparingitoigiveibethanecholi[Urecholine].iWhati
isianiexpectedioutcomeiofithisidrug?
i
A)iNondistendedibladderi
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B)iIncreasediheartirateiandibloodipressure
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C)iImprovedipulseioximetryireading
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D)iReliefioficardiacirhythmiproblemsi-iCORRECTiANSWERS-
A
Ainurseipreparesitoiadministeriainewiprescriptioniforibethan
echoli[Urecholine].iWhichiinformationiinitheipatient'sihistor
yishouldipromptitheinurseitoiconsultiwithitheiprescriberibefo
reigivingitheidrug?
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A)iConstipation
i
B)iHypertension
i
C)iPsoriasis
i
D)iAsthmai-iCORRECTiANSWERS-D
vendarsol