A 67-year-old client with BPH has a new prescription for tamsulosin (Flomax). Which statement about tamsulosin is most important to include when teaching this client?
A. This medication will improve your symptoms by shrinking the prostate
B. The forst of your urinary stream will probably increase
C. You blood pressure will decrease as rest of taking this medication
D. You should avoid string up or standing up too quickly
Answer: D. You should avoid string up or standing up too quickly
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A graduate nurse is planning to travel to a testing site and will need to have overnight accom-modations. Which of the following is the best action for this graduate nurse to take to make the stay a success?
a. Share a room with the 4 other graduate nurses planning to test at the same testing center. b. Stay up late studying. c. Room alone or with someone who is sup-portive of a positive environment. d. Room with another graduate nurse who frequently complains.
After teaching a group of students about pregnancy-related mortality, the instructor determines that additional teaching is needed when the students identify which condition as a leading cause?
A) Hemorrhage B) Embolism C) Obstructed labor D) Infection
Explain the role of the kidneys in the development of hypertension.
A. Activation of the RAA mechanism causes vasoconstriction, and sodium and water release, which leads to an increase in blood pressure. B. Deactivation of the RAA mechanism causes vasoconstriction, and sodium and water retention, which leads to an increase in blood pressure. C. Activation of the RAA mechanism causes vasoconstriction, and sodium and water retention, which leads to an increase in blood pressure. D. None of these are correct.
Part of the initial patient orientation to the unit must always include
A) routinely giving the patient a glass of water. B) obtaining a urine specimen. C) showing the patient how to use the call signal. D) listing the patient's medications.