The patient receiving heparin therapy asks how the “blood thinner” works. The best response by the nurse would be:

A patient with a lipid disorder is being discharged from the hospital with a new prescription for cholestyramine (Questran), a bile acid sequestrant.  It is most important for the nurse to include which information in discharge teaching about this drug?

A patient with coronary artery disease and angina is to be discharged from the hospital with a prescription for nitroglycerin SL prn for chest pain. Which one of the following discharge instructions is appropriate for the patient?

Which of the following questions should the nurse ask prior to the administration of sildenafil (Viagra)?

The nurse demonstrates understanding of the appropriate use of immuno SUPPRESSANT pharmacotherapy such as cyclosporine (Neoral or Sandimmune) by anticipating its use in the patient with:

The patient receives a new prescription for omeprazole (Prilosec).  He asks the nurse why this drug is more effective than the ranitidine (Zantac) he was taking previously.  What is the best response by the nurse?

The teaching plan for a patient receiving a beta-blocker for treatment of angina should include:

The nurse demonstrates understanding of the appropriate use of immuno STIMULANT pharmacotherapy such as interferon alfa-2b (Intron A) by anticipating its use in the patient with:

What is the primary adverse effect of pharmacotherapy for diabetes mellitus?

A patient has been receiving the opioid agonist morphine (MS Contin) for chronic pain. When the patient says that she has recently been experiencing increased pain despite continuing the morphine, the nurse realizes that the patient is experiencing: