Exam 22: Drugs Used to Treat Hypertension

Which is true about postural hypotension during therapy with direct vasodilators?

The nurse is providing instruction to a patient who was recently prescribed an ACE inhibitor for hypertension.Which is an adverse effect of this medication?

Which common adverse effect of an angiotensin II receptor antagonist will the nurse expect to assess in a patient?

Which complication(s)is/are associated with uncontrolled hypertension? (Select all that apply.)

The nurse has provided information to a patient with diabetes who has been prescribed a beta-adrenergic blocker.Which statement by the patient indicates a need for further teaching?

Which physiologic response will the nurse expect to assess in patients taking hydralazine (Apresoline)?

A patient’s blood pressure is 134/78 mm Hg. The nurse records the pulse pressure as:

What is meant by arterial pressure (MAP)?

The nurse is explaining to a patient how ACE inhibitors affect blood pressure.Which statement accurately describes the action of these medications?

Which statement(s)about diuretics is/are true? (Select all that apply.)

Which medication is often administered with hydralazine to reduce reflex physiologic responses to the drug?

Which nursing assessment confirms that the angiotensin II receptor blocker (ARB)that a patient is taking is effective?

A patient asks the nurse how amlodipine (Norvasc)works to reduce the blood pressure.Which response will the nurse provide?

When displayed by the patient,which symptom would be most indicative to the nurse to withhold a recently prescribed beta-adrenergic blocker?

Which statement(s)concerning the use of antihypertensive therapy for the treatment of hypertension would be considered true? (Select all that apply.)

Prior to the administration of a beta-adrenergic blocker,the nurse notes the patient to have a heart rate of 52 beats/min,peripheral edema,crackles in the bases of the lungs,and mottled skin.Which is the priority nursing action?

A patient recently prescribed felodipine (Plendil)for treatment of hypertension is experiencing dizziness when rising to a standing position.Which action will the nurse take?

The nurse instructs the patient to avoid the sudden discontinuation of beta-adrenergic blockers so as to avoid which symptom?

The nurse is preparing to assess blood pressure on a patient who has had two prior readings of 160/100.Physician's notes from a prior visit indicate that the patient is suspected to have hypertension.When reassessing this patient for hypertension,the nurse will do what? (Select all that apply.)

Which medication lowers blood pressure by directly inhibiting renin?