A nurse is teaching a patient with coronary artery disease about prescribed nitroglycerin therapy. Which patient statement indicates further teaching is needed?
1. "If the pain doesn't go away I can take a second tablet after 5 minutes."
2. "I should not take nitroglycerin if I have taken Viagra."
3. "I should try to sit or lie down when I take the nitroglycerin."
4. "I'll put a couple of tablets in a plastic bag in my pocket so I have them with me all the time."
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Rationale 1: This would not indicate that further teaching is needed.
Rationale 2: This would not indicate that further teaching is needed.
Rationale 3: This would not indicate that further teaching is needed.
Rationale 4: Nitroglycerin should be kept in a tightly sealed brown bottle.
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