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a nurse is providing discharge teaching to a client who has heart failure and a new prescription for digoxin 0.215 mg PO daily and furosemide 20 mg PO daily. Which of the following statements by the client indicates an understanding of the teaching ? "I know that blurred vision is something I will expect to happen while taking digoxin." "I will measure my urine output each day and document it in my diary." "I will skip a dose of my digoxin if my resting heart rate is below 72 beats per minute." "I will eat fruits and vegetables that have high potassium content every day." a nurse is preparing to administer iron dextran IV to a client. Which of the following actions should the nurse plan to take? administer a small test dose before giving the full dose infuse the medication over 30 seconds monitor client closely for hypertension administer cyanocobalamin as an antidote if toxicity occurs A nurse is administering insulin glulisine 10 units subcutaneously at 0730 to an adolescent client who has type 1 diabetes mellitus. The nurse should anticipate onset of action of the insulin at which of the following times? Insulin glulisine has a very short onset of action of 15 min. The nurse should expect the onset of action around 0745 and ensure the client eats breakfast immediately following administration of the insulin. 0745 A nurse in an outpatient facility is assessing a client who is prescribed furosemide 40mg daily but the client reports she has been taking extra doses to promote weight loss. Which of the following indicates she is dehydrated? urine specific gravity of 1.035 Oliguria, increased urine concentration, and an increase in urine specific gravity greater than 1.030 are expected findings in clients who are dehydrated. A nurse is planning to administer chlorothiazide 20 mg/kg/day PO divided equally and administered twice daily for a toddler who weighs 28.6 lb. The amount available is chlorothiazide oral suspension 250 mg/5 mL. How many mL should the nurse administer per dose/ (Round to the nearest tenth) 2.6 mL 2.2 lb/1 kg = 28.6 lb/X kg X = 13 kg 20 mg x 13 kg = 260 mg/day 250 mg/5 mL = 130 mg/X mL X = 2.6 mL A nurse is preparing to administer ampicillin 500 mg in 50 ml of dextrose 5% in water (D5W) to infuse over 15 min. The drop factor of the manual IV tubing is 10 gtt/mL. The nurse should set the manual IV infusion to deliver how many gtt/min? (Round to the nearest whole number) 10 gtt/1 mL x 50 mL/15 min = X gtt/min X = 33.3333 33 gtt/min