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Week 12 Pharmacology
Week 12 Pharmacology Quiz
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A patient has had blood pressures of 150/95 and 148/90 mm Hg on two separate office visits a blood pressure of 145/92 mm Hg taken in an ambulatory. The patient’s diagnostic tests are all normal. The nurse will expect this patient’s provider to order: | A thiazide diuretic |
A nurse is discussing how beta blockers work to decrease blood pressure with a nursing student. Which statement by the student indicates a need for further teaching? | "Beta blockers block the actions of angiotensin II." |
A 5-year-old patient seen in an outpatient clinic is noted to have hypertension on three separate visits. Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring confirms. As an initial intervention with the child’s parents, the nurse will expect to: | Perform a detailed health history on the child. |
A nurse has provided education for a patient newly diagnosed with hypertension who is just beginning therapy with antihypertensive medications. Which statement by the patient indicates a need for further teaching? | 'When my symptoms subside, I may discontinue the medications?" |
A 60-year-old African American patient has a blood pressure of 120/80 mm Hg and reports a The patient has a body mass index of 22.3. The patient reports consuming alcohol .Which therapeutic lifestyle change will the nurse expect to teach this patient? | Sodium restriction |