Author Question: A patient has taken five or six nitroglycerin tablets a day to prevent chest pain for more than 2 ... (Read 34 times)

future617RT · **on:** Jul 23, 2018

A patient has taken five or six nitroglycerin tablets a day to prevent chest pain for more than 2 years. His health care provider has recommended that he decrease the amount of medication he takes a day to no more than three tablets.

How should the patient reduce his medication? 1. Stop taking the medication all at once.
2. Take one fewer tablet every 2 months.
3. Gradually cut down over a period of time.
4. Take the medication once a week.

Question 2

A teaching plan is scheduled to deliver specific content during a session. Should the nurse interrupt the planned content for unrelated but important questions during the session?

1. A quick response is acceptable during the session.
2. The plan must be closely followed with no interruptions.
3. Interruptions are only allowed at break time.
4. Unrelated content questions can only be answered at the end of the session.

chreslie · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 23, 2018

Answer to Question 1

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A person using a nitrate for a long period of time should gradually cut down the amount taken to avoid causing more anginal attacks, which may happen if the drug is stopped suddenly.

Answer to Question 2

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In the clinic or hospital, teaching often happens in response to a patient's question, and the nurse may need to respond quickly without time to prepare, plan, or consider overall what the patient needs to know.