The nurse counsels a 52-year-old male patient who returns for a follow-up visit 3 weeks after starting an alpha antagonist for hypertension. He is upset because the medication has caused problems with ejaculation. The nurse's best response would be:
1. The problem will be resolved when the drug is discontinued. If this is unacceptable to you, you will need a different drug.
2. The ejaculatory problem is probably a result of your hypertension and thus is likely to be permanent.
3. The ejaculatory problem is not as important as uncontrolled hypertension. You will need to cope with this problem.
4. You should stay on the medication for 12 months before changing regardless of the side effects.
Question 2
During surgery to remove a pheochromocytoma, there is a danger of the release of large quantities of catecholamines from manipulation of the tumor. To prevent acute hypertension, the patient may receive which agent(s)?
1. Alpha-adrenergic agonists
2. Beta-adrenergic agonists
3. Alpha-adrenergic antagonists
4. Beta-adrenergic antagonists
The nitrogen cycle. Numbers represent fluxes as 1012 g N per year (data from Schlesinger 1991, after
Patient Position for Posterior Percussion
The nurse cares for the postop client in the postanesthesia care unit (PACU).
Entry level nurse competencies
A goniometer is used to measure range of motion of the patient’s arm.