WEEK 3 QUIZ v4 |Elaborated| NURS 6521 - Advanced Pharmacology-Walden University

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NURS 6521 - Advanced Pharmacology-Walden University- WEEK 3 QUIZ v4A priority nursing assessment for a patient who is to receive an alpha- or beta-adrenergic antagonist would be toA 39-year-old Africa... n-American male is 25 pounds overweight and has 1 out of 1 points been diagnosed with hypertension after three consecutive above-normal blood pressure readings. The most likely initial drug therapy for this patient will beAn expected outcome for a patient who has just taken sublingual nitroglycerin should beA nurse is caring for a patient who is admitted into the cardiac care unit with acute, decompensated heart failure. Nesiritide (Natrecor) has been ordered. When preparing for administration of the drug, the nurse willA patient with class-IV CHF has a medication regimen consisting of metoprolol (Lopressor), enalapril (Vasotec), and furosemide (Lasix). In 1 out of 1 points addition to regularly assessing the patient s heart rate, the nurse should prioritize assessment of the patient'sA 77-year-old man's chronic heart failure is being treated with a regimen of quinapril (Accupril) and furosemide (Lasix). Which of the following assessment findings would suggest that the loop diuretic is contributing to a therapeutic effect?A normal maintenance dose for digoxin is 0.125 to 0.5 mg/day. In which of Drone IT NURS 6521 - Advanced Pharmacology-Walden University- WEEK 3 QUIZ v4 the following patients would the nurse most likely administer a lower-thannormal maintenance dose of digoxin?A patient has been prescribed lovastatin for a high cholesterol level. The nurse's teaching plan will include a basic explanation of how the drug produces its therapeutic effect. The nurse will explain that lovastatin lowers cholesterol levels because it [Show More]

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