What factor is most important for the nurse to assess when evaluating

What factor is most important for the nurse to assess when evaluating

A patient looks up the drug he is taking in a drug guide. The pt asks the nurse why the physician prescribed a drug with a lethal dose. What is the best response by the nurse?

You are seeing a new older African-American male patient who comes into the office wanting to have his blood pressure checke The patient has a long-standing history of poorly controlled hypertension secondary to not being seen by a provider or obtaining medication. He does not monitor his BP and his reading today is 197/86. Reports he drinks a 12 pack of beer daily. He reports an allergy to ‘Sulfa’ drugs breaking out in a miserable rash. You do a urine dip in the office and note it is positive for 1+ glucose and protein. Based on these findings you suspect the patient has undiagnosed diabetes type 2. You order labs and the results come back with a random glucose value of 193, HgbA1C 8.5, a serum creatinine of 1.6 mg/dL (ref range for a male is 0.70 – 1.2mg/dL) and elevated LFTs (2-3x above normal range). You negotiate with the patient a medication regimen for both his newly diagnosed diabetes and his long-standing hypertension. Which of the following is the appropriate medication regimen for this patient?

A nurse assigned to pulmonology must understand that medications used to treat manifestations of COPD include all of the following except

A skilled nursing facility patient with persistent dysphagia asks the attending nurse to crush a sustained release Theophylline tablet into his applesauce. What should be the most appropriate response?