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Jkov05

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on: Jul 23, 2018
The patient receives a prescription for a lipid lowering medication from the health care provider and, before discharge, asks the nurse what else he or she can do to improve his or her lipid levels besides just taking medication.
 
  What recommendation will the nurse make? (Select all that apply.) A) Quitting smoking
  B) Exercising
  C) Following a low sodium diet
  D) Reducing stress
  E) Avoiding alcohol

Question 2

After providing teaching to a patient prescribed lansoprazole (Prevacid), the nurse evaluates the patient understands the action of this medication when the patient makes what statement?
 
  A) The medication inhibits acid secretions.
  B) The medication is an antibiotic.
  C) The medication is an analgesic.
  D) The medication will promote healing of my ulcer.


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

A, B, D
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Lifestyle changes including low-fat diet, exercise, smoking cessation, and stress reduction should be tried before any antihyperlipidemic drug is used. Avoiding alcohol is not indicated as a means to lower serum lipid levels. Although a low sodium diet is a healthy choice, it is not associated with elevating lipid levels.

Answer to Question 2

A
Feedback:
The gastric acid pump or proton pump inhibitors suppress gastric acid secretion by specifically inhibiting the hydrogenpotassium adenosine triphosphatase (H+,K+-ATPase) enzyme system on the secretory surface of the gastric parietal cells. The statement, The medication inhibits acid secretions, indicates that the patient understands that the medication inhibits acid secretion. This medication does not act as an antibiotic or analgesic, nor will it repair the ulcer.


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