Which of the following angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEIs) possesses the shortest plasma half-life and duration of action and is administered two to three times daily?
A. Losartan (Cozaar)
B. Quinapril (Accupril)
C. Valsartan (Diovan)
D. Captopril (Capoten)
Answer: D
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1. Give immediate-release medications routinely. 2. Use long-acting medications that are given routinely. 3. Give immediate-release medications when the patient complains of pain. 4. Give long-acting medications routinely and immediate-release doses with breakthrough pain.
A client tells the nurse that she prefers to have a different physician because her physician makes her feel inferior due to their biological differences. This client is describing:
a. ethnocentrism. c. acculturation. b. stereotyping. d. racism.
Upon answering a patient's call light, a nurse finds that the patient's wound has eviscerated. The nurse's first action is to
1. Prepare to do a dressing change with sterile Kerlix gauze. 2. Call the physician and collect sterile towels and saline. 3. Cover the wound with sterile dressings soaked in saline. 4. Obtain samples of purulent drainage and send them to the laboratory.
The cognitive domain in emotional intelligence describes
a. Confidence b. Feeling c. Competency d. Thinking