You are teaching a patient how to administer clonidine (Catapres) using the transdermal patch system. How often do you teach the patient to change the patch?
a. Daily
b. Every 3 days
c. Every 7 days
d. Every 14 days
ANS: C
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Which of the following is the most appropriate response by the nurse in order to modify the plan of care? 1. "I am going to tell the doctor you have not been taking your medication and she will be upset with you." 2. "Why would you stop taking your medications? That is stupid." 3. "Tell me what is going on with your medications." 4. "Does your family know you stopped taking your medication?"
The nurse must keep an accurate intake and output record to assess kidney efficiency. In order for the kidneys to remove waste, what is the least amount of hourly urine output the kidneys must produce to remove waste?
a. 10 mL b. 20 mL c. 30 mL d. 40 mL
A nurse is presenting community education for a group of patients with osteoarthritis. The nurse gives which information regarding the goals of pharmacotherapy for osteoarthritis?Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected. Select all that apply.
A. "Prescriptions for osteoarthritis help to prevent development of rheumatoid arthritis." B. "Prescriptions are given to help reduce the pain of osteoarthritis." C. "Some of the prescriptions for osteoarthritis focus on reducing inflammation." D. "There are prescriptions that can prevent the development of osteoarthritis." E. "Antibiotics are given to treat common infections caused by osteoarthritis."
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A) antithrombotics B) antihyperlipidemics C) antiarrhythmics D) antianginals