The Client Has a Nighttime Cough Related to Taking Enalapril

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Multiple Choice

The client has a nighttime cough related to taking enalapril (Vasotec) . What is the best nursing intervention to promote rest in this client?

• A) Have the client sit up at an 80 -degree angle in a comfortable chair at night.
• B) Have the client sleep on two or three pillows at night.
• C) Contact the physician for an order for a sedative -hypnotic medication.
• D) Contact the physician for an order for a cough -suppressant medication.

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Acceptor

A drawee of a draft who has promised to honor the draft as presented by signing it on its face.

Draft

A written order by which the party creating it orders another party to pay money to a third party. Also called bill of exchange.

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