NCLEX Medical Surgical Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

NCLEX Medical-Surgical Drugs - Questions and Answers A client with Addison disease is receiving cortisone therapy. What complications does the nurse expect if the client abruptly stops the medication? Select all that apply. A. Diplopia B. Dysphagia C. Tachypnea D. Bradycardia E. Hypotension What should the nurse monitor when a client is receiving a platelet aggregation inhibitor such as clopidogrel? A. Nausea B. Epistaxis C. Chest pain D. Elevated temperature A client is admitted to the hospita...

NCLEX Medical Surgical Drugs - Questions and Answers A client with heart failure is digitalized (given a loading dose of digoxin) and placed on a maintenance dose of digoxin 0.25 mg by mouth daily. What responses does the nurse expect the client to exhibit when a therapeutic effect of digoxin is achieved? A. Diuresis and decreased pulse rate B. Increased blood pressure and weight loss C. Regular pulse rhythm and stable fluid balance D. Corrected heart murmur and decreased pulse pressure A hospi...