You collected information for a patient at the beginning of your shift and found that she had a blood pressure of 198/100
After reporting this information to the RN Team Leader, you gave the patient the scheduled medication, amlodipine (Norvasc), 5 mg PO. What information gathered after administering this medication is considered evaluating the patient's response? 1. The therapeutic goal of the drug is met.
2. The therapeutic effects and adverse effects are checked.
3. The medication was given 30 minutes late.
4. The medication was given 30 minutes early.
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The nurse checks for two types of responses to drug therapy: therapeutic effects and adverse ef-fects.
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The nurse anticipates that, on auscultation of the chest of an older adult with left-sided congestive heart failure (CHF), the major adventitious sound will be:
a. wheezing. b. crackles. c. rhonchi. d. friction rub.
Which of the following is the best example of the nurse's fiscal responsibility to the patient?
a. To provide health care based on the ability of the patient to pay b. To provide health care that the insurance company will allow c. To use cost-efficient resources d. To use new-age practices for providing care
A client diagnosed with stable angina is undergoing a 12-lead electrocardiogram. Which of the following results is not expected?
1. ST segment depression 2. ST segment elevation 3. T-wave flattening 4. T-wave inversion
Describe the action of prolactin.
What will be an ideal response?