NR 508 Week 3 Quiz, Chamberlain College of Nursing, Latest Version, Set 1

1. A patient who has been taking digoxin 0.25 mg daily for 6 months reports that it is not working as well as it did initially. The primary care NP should: (Points : 2) recommend a reduced potassium intake. increase the dose of digoxin to 0.5 mg daily. hold the next dose of digoxin and obtain a serum digoxin level. contact the patient’s pharmacy to ask if generic digoxin was dispensed. Question 2.2. A patient with a history of coronary heart disease develo...

Submitted Sep 10 at 8:08am Question 1 0 / 0 pts A patient who has angina uses 0.4 mg of sublingual nitroglycerin for angina episodes. The patient brings a log of angina episodes to an annual physical examination. The primary care NP notes that the patient has experienced an increase in frequency of episodes in the past month but no increase in duration or severity of pain. The NP should: increase the nitroglycerin dose to 0.6 mg per dose. Correct Answer contact the patient’s cardio...