When monitoring a patient who is taking hydrochlorothiazide (HydroDIURIL), the nurse notes that which drug is most likely to cause a severe interaction with the diuretic?
a. Digitalis
b. Penicillin
c. Potassium supplements
d. Aspirin
ANS: A
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A) Monitoring health status to identify community health problems B) Teaching communities about important health issues C) Linking individuals to needed personal health services D) Ensuring that a competent health care workforce is available
The nurse, caring for a patient following a subarachnoid hemorrhage, begins a nicardipine (Cardene) infusion. Baseline blood pressure assessed by the nurse is 170/100 mm Hg
Five minutes after beginning the infusion at 5 mg/hr, the nurse assesses the patient's blood pressure to be 160/90 mm Hg. What is the best action by the nurse? a. Stop the infusion for 5 minutes. b. Increase the dose by 2.5 mg/hr. c. Notify the physician of the BP. d. Begin weaning the infusion.
The nurse is conducting a class on human sexual response. The participants have understood the education when they identify that, during the excitement phase of the sexual response, the man may experience what?
A) Nipple erection B) Hypotension C) Bradycardia D) Decreased blood flow to genitals
An adolescent client has a stiff neck, a headache, a fever of 103 degrees Fahrenheit, and purpuric lesions noted on the legs
Although the adolescent's physical needs take priority at the present time, the nurse can expect which to be the most significant psychological stressor forthis adolescent? 1. Separation from parents and home. 2. Separation from friends and permanent changes in appearance 3. Fear of painful procedures and bodily mutilation 4. Fear of getting behind in schoolwork