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ssal

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Your client is taking diuretics and beta blockers to lower his blood pressure. What is a major safety concern for this client?
 
  1. risk for burns secondary to smoking
  2. risk for falls
  3. ability to access restroom facilities
  4. risk for poisoning related to multiple medications

Question 2

A patient is to receive a drug that has been ordered to be given sublingually. How should the nurse administer this drug?
 
  a. Have the patient swallow the drug.
  b. Place the drug under the patient's tongue.
  c. Put the drug in the patient's cheek.
  d. Apply the drug to the patient's skin.


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Reply #1 on: Jul 22, 2018
Answer to Question 1

ANS: 2

Answer to Question 2

B
A sublingual drug should be administered under the patient's tongue. A drug in tablet form should be swallowed. A drug that is ordered to be administered as buccal should be placed in the patient's cheek. Topical drugs are applied to the skin.


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