enalapril maleate is prescribed for a hospitalized client. which assessment does the nurse perform as a priority before administering the medication
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- Following an exploratory laparotomy, the client requests analgesia for pain. While the nurse is preparing the medication, the nurse asks the nursing assistant to take the client’s vital signs. The client’s blood pressure is 97/62, pulse is 105, and respirations are 22.
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DELEGATION AND PRIORITIZING 1. A nurse from medical-surgical unit is asked to work on the orthopedic unit. 26. After surgical removal of a brain tumor, the physician writes an order to maintain the child in a flat position. In the postoperative period a nurse is monitoring the child and notes that the child is restless, the pulse rate is elevated, and the blood pressure has dropped significantly from the baseline value.
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Strattera 1 Caution patient to avoid driving or other activities requiring alertness until response to medication is known. 2  Advise female patients to notify health care professional if pregnancy is planned or suspected or if they are breast feeding. 3  Pediatric: Advise parents to notify school nurse of medication regimen.
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Class Of 2013 Study Guide (2013-14 Deb) List in order of priority the actions that the nurse takes. 1  Stop of Pitocin infusion. 2  Perform a vaginal examination. 3  Reposition the client.  Check the client’s blood pressure and heart 1  rate. Administer oxygen by face mask at 8 to 10 L/ min.
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Vasotec DRUG DESCRIPTION. VASOTEC® (Enalapril Maleate) is the maleate salt of enalapril, the ethyl ester of a long-acting angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor, enalaprilat. Enalapril maleate is chemically described as (S)-1[N-[1-(ethoxycarbonyl)-3-phenylpropyl]-L-alanyl]-L-proline, (Z)-2-butenedioate salt (1:1).
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- b. The primary care prescriber should examine a person with symptoms of acute illness whenever possible. When symptoms occur and the person cannot be seen immediately by the primary care prescriber, the nurse may provide a verbal report of findings to the primary care prescriber. c.
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- Retention of a PAT at the GP practice is vital because linkage with the GPs and the integrated team aids communication. In the PAT, a district nurse and a community nurse are responsible for the assessment and review of patients on their caseload. The prescribed care is then referred to the DDT.
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enalapril GENERIC NAME: enalapril. DRUG CLASS AND MECHANISM: Enalapril is a drug that is used for treating high blood pressure. It is in a class of drugs called angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors.
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- medications that are prescribed to be administered on an as needed/PRN basis. Applicability: This standard shall apply to all licensed nurses employed or contracted by DDS or private agencies licensed or. funded by DDS to provide care to persons served by the department in residential, respite, and day programs.
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- Is chemotherapy instruction considered incident to by a Nurse Practitioner (NP)? A8. No. In the office and other outpatient setting, counseling and/or coordination of care must be provided in the presence of the patient. Face-to-face time refers to the time with the physician only. Counseling
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Enalapril Maleate for Dogs and Cats Although enalapril is used to treat some forms of chronic kidney failure, there are instances in both dogs and cats where enalapril therapy has worsened the underlying kidney problems. Enalapril is eliminated from the body by the kidneys. Animals with decreased kidney function will need additional monitoring.
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MED/SURG2: Chapter 56 The nurse is caring for a patient with increased intracranial pressure (ICP) resulting from a mass lesion in the brain. About what treatment option does the nurse educate the patient that will have the best outcome?
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- PRESCRIBED FOR: Enalapril is used alone or in combination with other drugs to treat high blood pressure or congestive heart failure. After a heart attack, enalapril has been found to be effective in improving function of the damaged heart and in reducing symptoms and hospitalizations related to heart failure.
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Adult Health - Gastrointestinal The nurse is monitoring a client admitted to the hospital with a diagnosis of appendicitis. The client is scheduled for surgery for 2 hours. The client begins to complain of increases abdominal pain and begins to vomit. On assessment the nurse notes that the abdomen distended and bowel sounds are diminished.
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Nanda Nursing Interventions Impaired Urinary Elimination related to Prostate Cancer. Nursing Diagnosis: Impaired Urinary Elimination related to mechanical obstruction: enlargement of the prostate, decompensated detrusor muscle, bladder's inability to contract.
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Vasotec In these patients enalapril maleate tablets USP improve symptoms, increase survival, and decrease the frequency of hospitalization (see CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY, Heart Failure, Mortality Trials for details and limitations of survival trials).
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Enalapril 5mg Tablets The initial dose of Enalapril in patients with symptomatic heart failure or asymptomatic left ventricular dysfunction is 2.5 mg, and it should be administered under close medical supervision to determine the initial effect on the blood pressure.
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Vasotec Enalapril is an ACE inhibitor. ACE stands for angiotensin converting enzyme. Enalapril is used to treat high blood pressure (hypertension) in adults and children who are at least 1 month old. Enalapril is also used to treat congestive heart failure in adults. Enalapril is also used to treat a disorder of the ventricles (the lower chambers of the heart that allow blood to flow out of the heart).
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Learn About Using Enalapril (Enacard, Vasotec) in Dogs and Cats Enalapril is used in both the dog and the cat to treat: 1  heart failure. 2  hypertension (high blood pressure). 3  chronic renal (kidney) failure. 4  protein-losing nephropathy (kidney disease in which protein is lost through the urine).
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- DRUG CLASS AND MECHANISM: Enalapril is a drug that is used for treating high blood pressure. It is in a class of drugs called angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors.
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- assessment visit during which the physician completes a thorough assessment, develops a plan of. care, and writes or verifies admitting orders for the nursing facility resident. • It must occur no later than 30 days after admission. • In the SNF setting, the physician must perform this initial visit.
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- In it, CMS permitted NPPs (e.g., physician assistants, nurse prac-. titioners, clinical nurse specialists, certified nurse-midwives, clinical social workers, and clinical psychologists) to provide. direct supervision for hospital outpatient therapeutic servic-. es when their state license allows them to do so.
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Practice Nursing test with answers and rationale 1. b. Notify the physician immediately c. Assess the irrigation catheter for patency and drainage d. Asminsiter meperidine 50 mg IM as prescribe 49.A client with arterial insuffieciency has just undergone below knee amputation of the right leg. Which action should the nurse include in the post op[ care plan? a. Elevate the stump fot the first 24 hrs b.
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- Select all that apply. • The task is delegated to a person with sufficient knowledge and skill for completing the task. • Instructions have been clearly communicated by the nurse to the unlicensed assistive personnel. • The unlicensed assistive personnel can verbalize what information is to be reported to the nurse.
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- Unlicensed Assistive Personnel (UAP) often provide direct patient care under the delegation of both licensed nurses and physicians in the office practice setting. The organizational chart and job descriptions must clearly reflect responsibility for teaching, delegating to, and supervising UAP within respective medical and nursing scopes of practice. The RN or LPN is held accountable for their specific actions/advice as they relate to UAP but not for decisions to delegate made by the