Author Question: A man has left his most recent visit to his primary care provider with a new prescription for a ... (Read 81 times)

savannahhooper · **on:** Jul 23, 2018

A man has left his most recent visit to his primary care provider with a new prescription for a transdermal nitroglycerin patch. What patient education should the nurse provide to this patient?

A) If your patch loses its adhesion during the day, replace it with a new one.
B) Remove your old patch and put on a new one each morning.
C) Apply one additional patch if you experience a sudden onset of chest pain.
D) Put your patch on a part of your skin that doesn't have too much hair on it.

Question 2

A 30-year-old man who recently immigrated to the United States has tested positive for TB and has begun treatment with INH.

The nurse who is planning the care of this patient should identify which of the following nursing diagnoses? (Select all that apply.)
A) Pain, acute, related to drug therapy
B) Therapeutic Regimen, Individual, Ineffective Management related to nonadherence to drug treatment
C) Altered Protection related to drug-induced hepatitis
D) Breathing Pattern, Ineffective, related to TB infection
E) Fluid Volume Excess related to TB infection and drug therapy