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A nurse is reviewing the laboratory data on a client who has a new prescription for heparin for treatment of a pulmonary embolism. Which of the following data should the nurse report to the provider? Platelet count 150,000-400,000/mm3 Hematocrit 42-52% (males); 37-47% (females) White blood cell count 5,0000-10,000/mm3 Partial thromboplastin time, activated 30-40 seconds Patients receiving anticoagulant therapy: 1.5-2.5 times normal value

The nurse is providing medication teaching to a client who will begin taking niacin with a bile acid sequestrant. How should the nurse instruct the client to take these two medications?

The patient, diagnosed with angina, tells the nurse he is having chest pain. There is an order for oral sublingual nitroglycerin as needed. What action should the nurse take?

The nurse should instruct the patient to take what action if one nitroglycerin tablet taken sublingually is not effective in eliminating chest pain?

A nurse is caring for a client with angina who is receiving diltiazem. In which of the following conditions should the nurse withhold the drug and notify the health care provider?

While investigating the medications taken by a client in the hospital, the student nurse understands that verapamil (Calan SR) works to lower blood pressure by causing which of the following physiologic changes?

What is the nurse’s priority to assess before giving a female patient her prescription for an angiotensin II–receptor blocker (ARB)?

Which might occur in a client receiving colestipol?

Angioedema is a potentially life-threatening medical condition that is associated with some classes of antihypertensive medications. The nurse suspects that a client is experiencing angioedema based on which assessment finding? Select all that apply.

A client is taking atorvastatin calcium to reduce serum cholesterol. Which aspect of client teaching is most important?