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j.rubin

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on: Jul 23, 2018
The nurse is preparing to administer sublingual nitroglycerin to a patient for the first time and warns that the patient may experience what right after administration?
 
  A) Nervousness or paresthesia
  B) Throbbing headache or dizziness
  C) Drowsiness or blurred vision
  D) Tinnitus or diplopia

Question 2

The nurse administers prednisone orally at 8 AM. When would the nurse expect the drug to reach peak effect?
 
  A) 9 to 10 AM
  B) 12 to 1 PM
  C) 8:30 to 9:00 AM
  D) 4 to 6 PM


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Reply #1 on: Jul 23, 2018
Answer to Question 1

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Headache and dizziness commonly occur at the start of nitroglycerin therapy. When administering nitroglycerin, the nurse must use caution to avoid self-contamination, especially with the topical paste formulation because the nurse can experience the same symptoms. However, the patient usually develops a tolerance. Nervousness, paresthesia, drowsiness, blurred vision, tinnitus, and diplopia do not occur as a result of nitroglycerin therapy.

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Prednisone's peak effect occurs 1 to 2 hours after administering the drug. If given at 8 AM, the expected peak would occur between 9 and 10 AM.


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