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Your patient is a newly diagnosed Hypertensive patient taking Lisinopril and ACE inhibitor. Which of the following should be included in the teaching plan? 

The nurse is caring for a patient taking lisinopril (Prinivil) an ACE inhibitor. The patient asks how this medication affects blood pressure. Which response best explains the medication’s effects?

The patient is undergoing a procedure in which electrodes are placed around the vagal nerve and connect to a stimulator in the chest. The stimulator acts similarly to a pacemaker, delivering small electrical currents for 30 seconds every 5 minutes to interrupt seizures. The nurse knows this to be called a/an: 

The nurse is caring for a patient admitted with a transient ischemic attack (TIA). A carotid ultrasound reveals a 40% obstruction. The nurse anticipates that the treatment will consist of medical management including which of the following: (Select all that apply.)

A drug label reads 100 mg per 2 mL. The medication order is for 130 mg. How many mL must be prepared?

Which of the following surgical interventions is commonly used for a near total occlusion of the carotid artery ?

Following a craniotomy for removal of a brain tumor, the patient exhibits nuchal rigidity, a rash on the chest, a headache, and a positive Brudzinski sign. What do these assessment findings indicate to the nurse?

The present control intervention…

List and describe the three types of control included in the temporal model of control and how each is related to distress (1 point each). 

Define perceived support (1 point) and received support (1 point). Describe the size of the relation between the two, including their average correlation* based on meta-analyses (1 point). *Please provide a numerical value