NURS 6521 FINAL EXAM 3 LATEST VERSIONS
2024-2025 CONTAINS 100 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS/NURS 6521N WEEK 11
FINAL EXAM |ALREADY GRADED A+|WALDEN
UNIVERSITY
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A 62-year-old man is Administer a tablet under his tongue and repeat the
admitted to the hospital action in 5 and 10 minutes if the pain has not subsided
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?
An expected outcome for increased HR and decrease BP
a patient who has just
taken sublingual
nitroglycerin should
be
A patient is to take 10 mg
nifedipine (Procardia) 10
mg PO tid. How many
milligrams will he take per
dose?
,A nurse explains to a Nitrate tolerance
patient that nitroglycerin
patches should be applied
in the morning and
removed in the evening.
This medication schedule
reduces the potential for ...
A patient is admitted to Blood pressure
the emergency
department with severe
chest pain. The
emergency department
physician orders
intravenous nitroglycerin 5
mcg/min, titrate
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?
A nurse is caring for a Dizziness
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?
,A 45-year-old man enters crush the capsule and ask the patient to inhale the
the emergency vapors
department complaining
of chest pain. The
nurse has an order to
administer amyl nitrite. The
nurse will...
A patient is being keep the tablets in the original dark bottle.
discharged home with a
prescription for sublingual
nitroglycerin.
The nurse will instruct the
patient and family to...
A nurse has an order to don a pair of gloves
apply nitroglycerin
topically, twice a day. The
nurse's initial
action will be to...
A patient calls the clinic have the patient go into his house and sit or lie down
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...
, A recent episode of chest The patient's angina may necessitate the use of a
pain while doing yard calcium channel blocker
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?
Frequent episodes of The woman will be more susceptible to hypotension
exercise-related chest than a young patient.
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?
A nurse is creating a plan Acute Pain, headache, related to adverse effects of
of care for a 68-year-old drug therapy
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?
2024-2025 CONTAINS 100 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS/NURS 6521N WEEK 11
FINAL EXAM |ALREADY GRADED A+|WALDEN
UNIVERSITY
Save
A 62-year-old man is Administer a tablet under his tongue and repeat the
admitted to the hospital action in 5 and 10 minutes if the pain has not subsided
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?
An expected outcome for increased HR and decrease BP
a patient who has just
taken sublingual
nitroglycerin should
be
A patient is to take 10 mg
nifedipine (Procardia) 10
mg PO tid. How many
milligrams will he take per
dose?
,A nurse explains to a Nitrate tolerance
patient that nitroglycerin
patches should be applied
in the morning and
removed in the evening.
This medication schedule
reduces the potential for ...
A patient is admitted to Blood pressure
the emergency
department with severe
chest pain. The
emergency department
physician orders
intravenous nitroglycerin 5
mcg/min, titrate
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?
A nurse is caring for a Dizziness
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?
,A 45-year-old man enters crush the capsule and ask the patient to inhale the
the emergency vapors
department complaining
of chest pain. The
nurse has an order to
administer amyl nitrite. The
nurse will...
A patient is being keep the tablets in the original dark bottle.
discharged home with a
prescription for sublingual
nitroglycerin.
The nurse will instruct the
patient and family to...
A nurse has an order to don a pair of gloves
apply nitroglycerin
topically, twice a day. The
nurse's initial
action will be to...
A patient calls the clinic have the patient go into his house and sit or lie down
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...
, A recent episode of chest The patient's angina may necessitate the use of a
pain while doing yard calcium channel blocker
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?
Frequent episodes of The woman will be more susceptible to hypotension
exercise-related chest than a young patient.
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?
A nurse is creating a plan Acute Pain, headache, related to adverse effects of
of care for a 68-year-old drug therapy
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?
