Address the following in your discussion response: Should the nurse ask the provider to clarify the plan for this patient? If so, why? What teaching should the nurse give the patient about his new medications? What assessments should the nurse do prior to administering the first dose of captopril? What education should the nurse give the patient about when to contact the provider? The patient’s wife is a retired RN and she would like her husband to take the newer drug valsartan (Diovan ). How should the nurse respond?

Please educationally answer all the questions at the end of the scenario. Use only peer-reviewed articles with DOI # in reference. No Books.A 72 year old male was admitted with complaints of a 12 lb. weight gain over the past week, swollen ankles, and being short of breath. The provider decides to prescribe Lasix and then adds the ace inhibitor captopril (Capoten) 12.5 mg by mouth, three times a day. The patient’s BP is 136/70 mm HG. His history includes: An interior wall MI 12 months ago and renal artery stenosis involving the right kidney. The patient occasionally uses sublingual nitroglycerin if he experiences chest discomfort which he admits to you but not to the MD. (300-400 words)

Address the following in your discussion response:
Should the nurse ask the provider to clarify the plan for this patient? If so, why?
What teaching should the nurse give the patient about his new medications?
What assessments should the nurse do prior to administering the first dose of captopril?
What education should the nurse give the patient about when to contact the provider?
The patient’s wife is a retired RN and she would like her husband to take the newer drug valsartan (Diovan ). How should the nurse respond?