A patient has a new diagnosis of hypertension with a new prescription for a Beta Blocker.

Which medication would you expect to be prescribed?

During a follow-up visit with a patient recently started on Coumadin, the home health nurse is concerned after seeing an herbal remedy that enhances the effect of anticoagulants by the patient's bedside.

What is this herbal remedy?

A nurse is caring for a client immediately following a cardiac catheterization with a femoral artery approach. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?

A nurse is teaching a client about fat-soluble vitamins.

Which vitamins are considered fat-soluble? Select all that apply.

A patient is in the ER for a suspected myocardial infarction.

The nurse sends a blood sample to the lab.

The patient asked the nurse what laboratory levels would be elevated to indicate an MI. The nurse replies:

The nurse is caring for a patient recovering from a hip replacement and is providing education regarding exercises in physical therapy. What type of therapy should the nurse call these exercises?

The nurse is educating a patient on a vegan diet.

What supplement will the nurse encourage this patient to take to avoid a deficiency?

The nurse is educating a patient with phlebitis of the left leg.

What alternative therapy should this patient avoid until the condition is resolved?

A nurse is caring for a client who is 2 hours post-op, receiving a clear liquid diet. Which of the following food choices by the nurse is appropriate?

The nurse is taking care of a patient who is newly diagnosed with heart disease. The patient is asking questions about ejection fraction of the heart. The nurse responds.

The nurse understands that the volume of blood ejected from the ventricles during each beat is called.

A nurse is assisting with teaching a class about herbal supplements that can decrease nausea. Which of the following supplements should the nurse include?