What is an important teaching point for an older patient prescribed primidone (Mysoline)?
a. This drug may cause very high fevers.
b. You may develop a severe rash with this drug.
c. Your ankles are likely to swell while you are taking this drug.
d. Primidone can cause development of unusual restlessness and excitement.
ANS: D
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a. aptitude, policies, and practices b. aptitude, procedures, and practices c. attitudes, policies, and practices d. attitudes, policies, and procedures
A patient has a dose of labetolol (Normodyne) ordered twice a day and is due to have an exercise stress test this morning. What is the nurse's best action at this time?
a. Give the dose as ordered. b. Hold the dose and notify the prescriber. c. Give half the dose now and half after the procedure. d. Ask the patient about chest pain, dizziness, and light-headedness.
Laffrey, Loveland-Cherry, and Winkler describe two paradigms from which the key concepts of nursing science can be viewed. The health paradigm includes
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Which information should the nurse include in the education for a client is prescribed an additional once-daily amiodarone to control persistent atrial fibrillation?
A. "I will avoid drinking grapefruit juice." B. "I understand the effect of the prescription will last 4 to 8 weeks after I stop taking it." C. "I will monitor my blood pressure and report any significant changes." D. "I will avoid the use of St John's wort." E. "I will follow a low sodium diet."