The teaching for a patient who is taking tamsulosin (Flomax) to reduce urinary obstruction due to benign prostatic hyperplasia will include which of these?
a. Fluids need to be restricted while on this medication.
b. Take the medication with breakfast to promote the maximum effects of the drug.
c. Get up slowly from a sitting or lying position.
d. Blood pressure must be monitored because the medication may cause hypertension.
Question 2
During initial rounds, the nurse notes that a dobutamine infusion has extrava
sated into the forearm of a patient. After stopping the infusion, the nurse follows standing orders and immediately injects phentolamine (Regitine) subcutaneously in a circular fashion around the extravasation site. What is the mechanism of action of the phentolamine in this situation?
a. It neutralizes the extravasated dobutamine immediately.
b. It causes arterial vasoconstriction and reduced pain and swelling at the site.
c. It increases peripheral vascular resistance and reduces arterial pressure at the site.
d. It increases blood flow to the ischemic site by vasodilation to prevent tissue damage.
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Sample Teaching Plan for Hypertension Cont.
Note-taking
Instructing a Patient on Breast Self-Examination
After multiple injections of a local anesthetic, the patient developed herpetic lesions.
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