A Client Is Prescribed an Additional Once-Daily Antidysrhythmic Drug to Control

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Multiple Choice

A client is prescribed an additional once-daily antidysrhythmic drug to control persistent atrial fibrillation.Which instructions should the nurse provide for this client?
Select all that apply.

• A)Take your first dose of this new medication before you go to bed tonight."
• B)Do not eat or drink anything for 2 hours after taking the new medication."
• C)Before you get out of bed in the morning,sit up on the side of the bed for a few minutes."
• D)Plan to return to the clinic to have your electrolytes checked in 2 weeks."
• E)Contact the clinic if you notice any loss of hair from your head."

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Definitions:

First-Order Autoregressive Model

A time series model where the current value is based on a linear combination of the previous value and a stochastic error term.

Nonautocorrelated Random Error

Errors in a dataset that occur randomly and are not correlated with each other, indicating no predictable pattern in the fluctuations.

Autoregressive Model

An Autoregressive Model is a statistical model for analyzing and forecasting time series data, where future values are assumed to be a linear function of past values.

Exponential Smoothing Model

A forecasting technique that applies decreasing weights to past data, with the most recent data weighted most heavily.