The client with heart failure is prescribed to take enalapril, an angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor. Which of the following precautions or instructions should the nurse teach this client regarding drug therapy?
A. Avoid salt substitutes.
B. Be sure to take this medication with food.
C. Avoid aspirin or aspirin-containing products while on this medication.
D. Do not take this medication if your pulse rate is below 74 beats/min.
A
ACE inhibitors inhibit the excretion of potassium. Hyperkalemia can be a life-threatening side effect, and clients should be taught to limit potassium intake. Salt substitutes are composed of potassium chloride.
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A patient with a compromised immune system is admitted to the hospital with an infection. What will most likely be done to help this patient?
1. Discharge the patient early to recover from the infection at home. 2. Place the patient in a semiprivate room. 3. Use isolation techniques to protect the patient from further infection. 4. Place the patient in respiratory isolation.
Who was the leader in the development of Evidence-Based Practice?
a. London c. Cochrane b. Oxford d. Nightingale
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What will be an ideal response?