The client comes to the clinic and asks for a prescription for ...

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The client comes to the clinic and asks for a prescription for tadalafil (Cialis). Which of the following would be important for the nurse know prior to planning interventions for this client?
 
  1. Do you take blood pressure medication?
   2. Do you use nitroglycerine?
   3. Do you have diabetes mellitus?
   4. Do you have any sexually transmitted diseases?

Question 2

A client in the early stages of chronic confusion is exhibiting signs of depression due to effects of the disorder. The nurse would plan care for this client knowing that for some clients,
 
  the risk of suicide because of hopelessness and powerlessness carries the greatest risk:
  1. relatively early in the course of the disorder.
  2. in the later stages of the disorder.
  3. in both early and later stages of the disorder.
  4. at no stage in this disorder.

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Answer to Question 1

2. Do you use nitroglycerine?

Rationale:
Combining tadalafil (Cialis) with nitroglycerine can lead to serious hypotension. Taking blood pressure medication is not a contraindication to the use of tadalafil (Cialis). Having diabetes mellitus is not a contraindication to the use of tadalafil (Cialis). Having a sexually transmitted disease is not a contraindication to the use of tadalafil (Cialis).

Answer to Question 2

ANS: 1

[aabwk4]

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[FergA]

YES! Correct, THANKS for helping me on my review