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During a routine health examination, a 48-year-old male patient is found to have a total cholesterol level of 224 mg/dl, a triglyceride level 180 mg/dl, and an LDL level of 140 mg/dl.  The nurse teaches the patient the diet of Therapeutic Lifestyle Changes.  Which statement would indicate the patient teaching has been effective. 

A client is receiving atorvastatin for elevated low-density lipoprotein (LDL) levels.  As the nurse completes the nursing care plan, which of the following adverse effects will be included for continued monitoring?

The charge nurse observes a new RN doing discharge teaching for a hypertensive patient who has a new prescription for valsartan.  The charge nurse will need to intervene if the new RN tells the patient to:

The nurse is assessing a client who has been receiving morphine medication via patient – controlled analgesia.  What is an early sign that could indicate that the patient is having a possible adverse reaction to the medication?

The physician orders lisinopril and furosemide to be administered concomitantly (same time) to the client with hypertension.  The nurse should:

The nurse is performing discharge teaching for a patient with peripheral artery disease.  The nurse should teach the patient to;

While taking a set of vital signs, the client complains of chest pain radiating down the left arm and shortness of breath.  The vitals are as follows: temperature 98.6 degrees F, pulse 118, respirations 26, and BP 150/90.  What would you do next?

The nurse is assigned a client who receives furosemide 40 mg IV every 12 hours and digoxin 0.25 mg po every AM.  To administer the morning dose of these drugs safety, the nurse should do with of the following. (Select all that apply)

When administering alendronate to a patient, the nurse will.

A patient with a fractured pelvis is initially treated with bed rest and no turning from side to side permitted.  The second day after admission, the patient develops chest pain, tachypnea, and tachycardia.  The nurse determines that the patient’s symptoms are most likely related to fat embolism when assessment of the patient reveals;