A patient is ordered nitroglycerin tablets 0.4 mg SL for treatment of angina. What discharge teaching does the nurse need to provided for this patient regarding this medication?
Nitroglycerine tablet 0.4mg sublingual is given for treatment of Angina
In this case the nurse generally advise to the patient:
A patient is ordered nitroglycerin tablets 0.4 mg SL for treatment of angina. What discharge teaching...
Order: Nitroglycerin gr. 1/150 sublingual. Available 0.4 mg per tablet. How many tablets will the nurse administer?
A 57-year-old man with a history of hypertension and unstable angina is admitted to the emergency room with severe, crushing chest pain. He was working in the yard when he began to have pain in his left arm with diaphoresis and nausea. He took three sublingual nitroglycerin tablets before asking his wife to call EMS. Why is nitroglycerin indicated for the relief of chest pain caused by myocardial ischemia? What instructions should be given to patients prescribed sublingual nitroglycerin? The...
D: A he physician orders nitroglycerin tablets gr 1/150 sublingual every 5 minutes up to three tablets for chest pain. The medication is supplied in 0.4-mg tablets. The patient took three tablets. How many milligrams did she receive? Directions: Insert the correct response. Round to nearest hundredth if dose is less than 1 mL. Roum to nearest tenth if dose is greater than 1 mL. The physician orders Recombivax HB 10 mcg IM for hepatitis B vaccination. The medication is...
1. Glucophage 500 mg is ordered p.o. b.i.d. with breakfast and dinner. Pharmacy sends 1 g scored tablets of glucophage. How many tablet(s) will the nurse administer? _________ 2. The physician orders digoxin 125 mcg p.o. q.AM. Pharmacy sends digoxin scored tablets labeled 0.25 mg tablets. How many tablet(s) will the nurse administer to the patient? 3. Oxycontin 30 mg controlled-released tablet is ordered for the patient. The nurse has the following tablets available: Oxycontin 10 mg controlled-released tablet Oxycontin...
Bumetanide 1.25 mg is ordered p.o. for the patient. In the patient's medication drawer are the following tablets: One (1) tablet labeled bumetanide 0.5 mg scored tablet One (1) tablet labeled bumetanide 1 mg scored tablet One (1) tablet labeled bumetanide 2 mg scored tablet The most accurate clinical decision for the nurse is to:
need help with these question 36. How DRUG CALCULATIONS olycerin gr 1/150 SL 45min x 5 doses prn for chest pain Available medication: Warning-To prevent loss of potency, keep these tablets in the original container. Close tightly immediately after each use. N 0071-0418-24 Nitrostate (Nitroglycerin Tablets, USP) 0.4 mg (1/150 gr) R only 100 SUBLINGUAL TABLETS Usual Dosage-0.3 to 0.6 mg sublingually as needed. See package Insert for full prescribing information Keep this and all druge out of the reach...
7. The physician ordered: Digoxin 250 mcg po qid. The label reads 1 tablet equals 0.25 mg. How many tablets will you administer to your patient? 8. The nonsteroidal medication naproxen (Naprosyn) has been prescribed for a patient, 1375 mg/day in divided doses. Each tablet contains 0.275 g. How many tablets equal this daily dose? 9. The label reads Heparin Sodium 10,000 USP Units/mL. The order is for Heparin 6,000 U q6h sc. How many milliliters will you administer to...
Aspirin is ordered for your patient. The safe therapeutic range is 80 mg – 100 mg/day/day divided into 4 doses until fever resolves. Is the dose within therapeutic range? What is the rationale for the ‘high dose’ range for this child? On hand is Aspirin 81 mg/tablet. How many tablets does the child receive? ___________ tablets
The healthcare provider has ordered Labetalol 1 mg/min for a patient with hypertension. The medication is delivered to the unit labeled 200mg/200mL 5% Dextrose. The patient weighs 86 kg. The nurse should set the pump at what rate in mL per hour?
30. An adult has angina and is to be discharged on transdermal nitroglycerin. Which statement by the client indicates that the client needs additional teaching? a. "I am glad that I can continue walking." b. "I will change the site each day" c. "I will be able to continue to drink alcoholic beverages." d. "I will need to get up slowly" 31. A 48-year-old man is in the emergency room. He has crushing substernal pain, is diaphoretic, apprehensive, and ashen...