Antihypertensive drugs Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

What is prehyperteinsion? - Answer 120-140/80-90 what is mild hypertension? - Answer 140-160/90-100 What is moderate hypertension? - Answer 160-210/100-120 What is crisis hypertension? - Answer Anything greater than 210/120 Why is hypertension called the silent killer? - Answer Because there are many risks associated with hypertension with very limited symptoms What are the effects of hypertension (what syndromes can it exasperate)? - Answer Atherosclerosis, coronary a...

A patient has a new order for the adrenergic drug doxazosin (Cardura). When providing education about this drug, the nurse will include which instructions? a. "Weigh yourself daily, and report any weight loss to your prescriber." b. "Increase your potassium intake by eating more bananas and apricots." c. "The impaired taste associated with this medication usually goes away in 2 to 3 weeks." d. "Be sure to lie down after taking the first dose, because first-dose hypotension may...

Test Bank for Pharmacology and the Nursing Process 10th Edition By Linda Lilley, Shelly Rainforth Collins, Julie Snyder Chapter 1-58 Complete Guide A+ 7973, 7 7997, 3 1. The Nursing Process and Drug Therapy 2. Pharmacologic Principles 3. Lifespan Considerations 4. Cultural, Legal, and Ethical Considerations 5. Medication Errors: Preventing and Responding 6. Patient Education and Drug Therapy 7. Over-the-Counter Drugs and Herbal and Dietary Supplements 8. Gene Therapy a...

Test Bank For Introductory Clinical Pharmacology 12th Edition By Susan Ford 3730, 7 , 3754, 3 1 General Principles of Pharmacology 2 Administration of Drugs 3 Making Drug Dosing Safer 4 The Nursing Process 5 Client and Family Teaching 6 Antibacterial Drugs: Sulfonamides 7 Antibacterial Drugs That Disrupt the Bacterial Cell Wall 8 Antibacterial Drugs That Interfere With Protein Synthesis 9 Antibacterial Drugs That Interfere With DNA/RNA Synthesis 10 Antitubercul...

Test Bank - Pharmacology for the Primary Care Provider, 4th Edition (Edmunds, 2023) Chapter 1-73 Complete Guide Latest Assured A+. Pharmacology for the Primary Care Provider, 4th Edition by Marilyn Winterton Edmunds and Maren Stewart Mayhew Test Bank Table of Content PART ONE: ESSENTIAL CONCEPTS FOR THE PRESCRIPTION OF MEDICATIONS Unit 1: Foundations of Prescriptive Practice 1. Prescriptive Authority and Role Implementation: Tradition vs. Change 2. Historical Review of Prescriptive Autho...

HESI Exit Exam Test Bank 2024 NEWEST 2024 ACTUAL EXAM 500 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+ The nurse is ready to insert an indwelling urinary catheter as seen in the picture. At this point in the procedure, what actions should the nurse take before inserting the catheter? (Select all that apply) A. Ask the client to bear down as if voiding to relax the sphincter C. Complete perianal care with soap and water D. Gently palpate the clien...

blood pressure - Answer measure of how hard blood is pressing against artery walls; strength of the push changes with the events in the cardiac cycle determinants of blood pressure - Answer cardiac output x peripheral resistance hypertension - Answer high blood pressure heart rate, contractility, blood volume, venous return - Answer What determines cardiac output: arteriolar constriction - Answer What determines peripheral resistance: <120/<80 - Answer normal blo...

NSG 6005 ADVANCED PHARMACOLOGY FINAL EXAM TEST BANK. ALL 46 CHAPTERS QUESTIONS FROM REAL EXAM 2023/24 UPDATE SOUTH UNIVERSITY   Chapter 1. The Role of the Nurse Practitioner Multiple Choice Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. 1. Nurse practitioner prescriptive authority is regulated by: 1. The National Council of State Boards of Nursing 2. The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration 3. The State Board of Nursing for each state...

A physician has ordered subcutaneous injections of morphine, a narcotic, every 4 hours as needed for pain for a motor vehicle accident victim. The nurse is aware that there is a high abuse potential for this drug and that it is categorized as a Selected Answer: C-II drug.  Question 2 1 out of 1 points Glargine (Lantus) is an insulin analog that essentially has no peak and is usually administered: Selected Answer: Once a day.  Question 3 0 out of 1 points The NP is examining ...

1. A client with asthma receives a prescription for high blood pressure during a clinic visit. Which prescription should the nurse anticipate the client to receive that is least likely to exacerbate asthma? A. Carteolol (Ocupress). B. Propranolol hydrochloride (Inderal). C. Pindolol (Visken). Incorrect D. Metoprolol tartrate (Lopressor). Correct The best antihypertensive agent for clients with asthma is metoprolol (Lopressor) (C), a beta2 blocking agent which is also cardiosel...