A Nurse Is Providing Teaching for a Patient with Stable

question 17

Multiple Choice

A nurse is providing teaching for a patient with stable angina who will begin taking nitroglycerin. Which statement by the patient indicates understanding of the teaching?

• A) "I should not participate in aerobic exercise while taking this drug."
• B) "I should take aspirin daily to reduce my need for nitroglycerin."
• C) "If I take nitroglycerin before exertion, I can reduce the chance of an anginal attack."
• D) "I take nitroglycerin to increase the amount of oxygen to my heart."

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Definitions:

Equilibrium

A state of balance or stability within a system, where competing influences are canceled by others, resulting in no net change.

Allopatric Speciation

The formation of new species through geographical separation, leading to reproductive isolation and genetic divergence.

Genetic Drift

A mechanism of evolution that causes random fluctuations in the frequency of alleles in a population, especially in small populations.

Mutation

A permanent alteration in the DNA sequence that makes up a gene, which can result in a change in the phenotype of an organism.