NUR 242/ NUR242 MED SURG EXAM 3 |
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Which sign would indicate possible heart failure in a client with heart
disease in the immediate postpartum period? - ✔✔✔ Correct
Answer > Tachypnea
Which lifestyle advice does the nurse give to a client when oral digoxin
therapy is initiated? Select all that apply. One, some, or all responses
may be correct. - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Bran can decrease digoxin
absorption.
Digoxin should not be taken with hawthorn supplements.
Ginseng may cause a dangerous increase in digoxin levels in the blood.
Medications that lower serum potassium or magnesium can cause
digoxin toxicity.
Which would the nurse avoid in an infant with a congenital heart defect
after cardiac catheterization? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Performing
range-of-motion exercises
,A client has been receiving digoxin. The client calls the clinic and
complains of "yellow vision." Which response would the nurse provide
- ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > "The medication may need to be
discontinued. Come to the clinic this afternoon."
Digoxin is prescribed for a client. Which therapeutic effect of digoxin
would the nurse expect? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Increased
contractile force of the myocardium
An infant is born with a life-threatening congenital heart defect and is
admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit. Which is the priority
nursing intervention at this time? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Assisting
the parents with the grieving process
The parents of a preschooler with a congenital heart defect asks the
nurse why their child squats after exertion. Which rationale would the
nurse provide the parents? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Reduces how
hard the heart must work
According to developmental norms for a 5-year-old child, the nurse
would hold digoxin if an apical heart rate falls below which number? -
✔✔✔ Correct Answer > 70 beats/min
,A health care provider prescribes digoxin for a client. The nurse teaches
the client to be alert for which common early indication of acute
digoxin toxicity? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Vomiting
When teaching a client about digoxin, which symptom will the nurse
include as a reason to withhold the digoxin? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer
> yellow vision
Which clinical finding indicates that a client taking digoxin may have
developed digoxin toxicity? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Cardiac
dysrhythmias
A client who has been diagnosed with a myocardial infarction receives
digoxin, fluoxetine, morphine, and docusate sodium. Which medication
would the nurse identify as a risk factor for straining due to
constipation? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Morphine
Digoxin and verapamil are prescribed to manage a client's cardiac
dysrhythmia. The nurse will monitor the client for signs and symptoms
of which adverse effect? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Myocardial
depression
The nurse is providing discharge medication teaching to a client who
will be taking furosemide and digoxin after discharge from the hospital.
Which information is important for the nurse to include in the teaching
, plan? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Signs and symptoms of digoxin
toxicity
A client is given a loading dose of digoxin and placed on a maintenance
dose of digoxin 0.25 mg by mouth daily. Which responses would the
nurse expect the client to exhibit when a therapeutic effect of digoxin is
achieved? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Resolution of heart failure
The nurse provides medication discharge instructions to a client who
received a prescription for digoxin. Which statement by the client leads
the nurse to conclude that the teaching was effective? - ✔✔✔ Correct
Answer > It will be important to check my pulse rate daily.
Which advice will the nurse include when teaching a client about
digoxin for left ventricular failure? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Report
increasing fatigue
A client has been given a prescription for furosemide 40 mg every day
in conjunction with digoxin. Which concern would prompt the nurse to
ask the health care provider about potassium supplements? - ✔✔✔
Correct Answer > Digoxin toxicity occurs rapidly in the presence of
hypokalemia
Which assessment will the nurse conduct before administering digoxin
to a client? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Apical heart rate
NEWEST ACTUAL EXAM
COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED ANSWERS GRADED A+ | 100%
CORRECT | 2024 UPDATE!!
Which sign would indicate possible heart failure in a client with heart
disease in the immediate postpartum period? - ✔✔✔ Correct
Answer > Tachypnea
Which lifestyle advice does the nurse give to a client when oral digoxin
therapy is initiated? Select all that apply. One, some, or all responses
may be correct. - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Bran can decrease digoxin
absorption.
Digoxin should not be taken with hawthorn supplements.
Ginseng may cause a dangerous increase in digoxin levels in the blood.
Medications that lower serum potassium or magnesium can cause
digoxin toxicity.
Which would the nurse avoid in an infant with a congenital heart defect
after cardiac catheterization? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Performing
range-of-motion exercises
,A client has been receiving digoxin. The client calls the clinic and
complains of "yellow vision." Which response would the nurse provide
- ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > "The medication may need to be
discontinued. Come to the clinic this afternoon."
Digoxin is prescribed for a client. Which therapeutic effect of digoxin
would the nurse expect? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Increased
contractile force of the myocardium
An infant is born with a life-threatening congenital heart defect and is
admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit. Which is the priority
nursing intervention at this time? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Assisting
the parents with the grieving process
The parents of a preschooler with a congenital heart defect asks the
nurse why their child squats after exertion. Which rationale would the
nurse provide the parents? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Reduces how
hard the heart must work
According to developmental norms for a 5-year-old child, the nurse
would hold digoxin if an apical heart rate falls below which number? -
✔✔✔ Correct Answer > 70 beats/min
,A health care provider prescribes digoxin for a client. The nurse teaches
the client to be alert for which common early indication of acute
digoxin toxicity? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Vomiting
When teaching a client about digoxin, which symptom will the nurse
include as a reason to withhold the digoxin? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer
> yellow vision
Which clinical finding indicates that a client taking digoxin may have
developed digoxin toxicity? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Cardiac
dysrhythmias
A client who has been diagnosed with a myocardial infarction receives
digoxin, fluoxetine, morphine, and docusate sodium. Which medication
would the nurse identify as a risk factor for straining due to
constipation? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Morphine
Digoxin and verapamil are prescribed to manage a client's cardiac
dysrhythmia. The nurse will monitor the client for signs and symptoms
of which adverse effect? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Myocardial
depression
The nurse is providing discharge medication teaching to a client who
will be taking furosemide and digoxin after discharge from the hospital.
Which information is important for the nurse to include in the teaching
, plan? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Signs and symptoms of digoxin
toxicity
A client is given a loading dose of digoxin and placed on a maintenance
dose of digoxin 0.25 mg by mouth daily. Which responses would the
nurse expect the client to exhibit when a therapeutic effect of digoxin is
achieved? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Resolution of heart failure
The nurse provides medication discharge instructions to a client who
received a prescription for digoxin. Which statement by the client leads
the nurse to conclude that the teaching was effective? - ✔✔✔ Correct
Answer > It will be important to check my pulse rate daily.
Which advice will the nurse include when teaching a client about
digoxin for left ventricular failure? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Report
increasing fatigue
A client has been given a prescription for furosemide 40 mg every day
in conjunction with digoxin. Which concern would prompt the nurse to
ask the health care provider about potassium supplements? - ✔✔✔
Correct Answer > Digoxin toxicity occurs rapidly in the presence of
hypokalemia
Which assessment will the nurse conduct before administering digoxin
to a client? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Apical heart rate
