Enalapril maleate is prescribed for a hospitalized client. Which assessment does
the nurse perform as a priority before administering the medication?A client is scheduled to undergo an upper gastrointestinal (GI) series
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Enalapril maleate is prescribed for a hospitalized client. Which assessment does
the nurse perform as a priority before administering the medication?A client is scheduled to undergo an upper gastrointestinal (GI) series, and the
nurse provides instructions to the client about the test. Which statement by the
client indicates a need for further instruction?A nurse on the evening shift checks a health care provider's prescriptions and
notes that the dose of a prescribed medication is higher than the normal dose.
The nurse calls the health care provider's answering service and is told that the
health care provider is off for the night and will be available in the morning. The
nurse should:
An emergency department (ED) nurse is monitoring a client with suspected acute
myocardial infarction (MI) who is awaiting transfer to the coronary intensive care
unit. The nurse notes the sudden onset of premature ventricular contractions
(PVCs) on the monitor, checks the client's carotid pulse, and determines that the
PVCs are not resulting in perfusion. The appropriate action by the nurse is:NPO status is imposed 8 hours before the procedure on a client scheduled to
undergo electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) at 1 p.m. On the morning of the
procedure, the nurse checks the client's record and notes that the client routinely
takes an oral antihypertensive medication each morning. The nurse should:A client who recently underwent coronary artery bypass graft surgery comes to
the health care provider's office for a follow-up visit. On assessment, the client
tells the nurse that he is feeling depressed. Which response by the nurse is
therapeutic?
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