A patient with hypertension has a previous history of opioid dependence. Which medication would the nurse question?
a. Clonidine [Catapres]
b. Guanabenz [Wytensin]
c. Methyldopa
d. Reserpine [Serpasil]
A
Patients who abuse cocaine, opioids, and other such drugs also frequently abuse clonidine, so this agent would not be the best choice for this patient. The other drugs do not share this abuse potential.
You might also like to view...
A client who was pregnant had a spontaneous abortion at approximately 4 weeks' gestation. At the time of the miscarriage, it was thought that all products of conception were expelled
Two weeks later, the client presents at the clinic office complaining of "crampy" abdominal pain and a scant amount of serosanguineous vaginal drainage with a slight odor. The pregnancy test is negative. Vital signs reveal a temperature of 100° F, with blood pressure of 100/60 mm Hg, irregular pulse 88 beats/min (bpm), and respirations, 20 breaths/min. Based on these assessment data, what does the nurse anticipate as a clinical diagnosis? a. Ectopic pregnancy b. Uterine infection c. Gestational trophoblastic disease d. Endometriosis
Before weighing an elderly patient, the nurse will correctly first
1. Determine whether the patient can stand alone. 2. Ensure that the patient is in a bed with built-in scales. 3. Call transportation to get a bed weight on the patient. 4. Make sure that the scale is calibrated correctly.
A 72-year-old patient is admitted to the hospital with a medical diagnosis of intestinal failure. Which intervention should the nurse include in the plan of care to deliver nutritional needs?
a. Enteral b. Parenteral c. A combination of enteral and parenteral d. Oral
You are going to apply a condom catheter. The catheter is:
a. Rolled onto the penis b. Applied in a spiral fashion around the pe-nis c. Inserted into the urethra d. Secured with adhesive tape