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NUR 242 MED SURG EXAM 2 NEWEST 2025 ACTUAL
EXAM COMPLETE 100 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
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A client who takes furosemide and digoxin reports to the nurse that everything looks yellow. Which response by the nurse is most appropriate? - CORRECT ANSWER -I will hold the medication until I consult with your health care provider."
The nurse preceptor is evaluating the nurse who is preparing to administer digoxin intravenously (IV) to a client. Which intervention by the nurse would require the preceptor to stop the nurse? - CORRECT ANSWER -Piggybacking the digoxin in an existing infusion
A preterm infant is started on digoxin and furosemide for persistent patent ductus arteriosus. Which nursing assessment provides the best indication of the effectiveness of the furosemide? - CORRECT ANSWER -Urine output exceeds fluid intake
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Which topics would be included when teaching a client with heart failure who will be discharged with a new prescription for digoxin? Select all that apply. One, some, or all responses may be correct. - CORRECT ANSWER -Take your radial pulse daily and write it down Notify the health care provider if you develop any vision changes Call the health care provider if your pulse is irregular or less than 60 beats/minute
When preparing to give medications to a client, the nurse notes a prescription for digoxin 2.5 mg by mouth daily. The digoxin is supplied as 0.125 mg tablets. Which action would the nurse take? - CORRECT ANSWER -Consult with the primary health care provider.
Which information about a client who has heart failure would the nurse communicate to the health care provider before administration of the prescribed digoxin? - CORRECT ANSWER-Potassium level of 2.3 mEq/L (2.3 mmol/L)
The nurse is reviewing medication instructions with parents of an infant receiving digoxin and spironolactone. Which parental response indicates instructions have been understood? - CORRECT ANSWER -Vomiting should be reported to the health care provider 2 / 4
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Which nursing interventions promote safe administration of digoxin in a child diagnosed with heart failure? Select all that apply. One, some, or all responses may be correct. - CORRECT ANSWER-Checking for compliance with the client's medication regimen Monitoring the client's serum potassium and magnesium levels regularly Calculating the correct dosage form, prescribed amounts, and the prescriber's prescription Monitoring and recording the client's intake and output, heart rate, blood pressure, daily weight, and respiration rate regularly
A health care provider prescribes an initial loading dose of 75 mcg of oral digoxin for a child. The medication is supplied as an elixir, 50 mcg/mL. How many milliliters of solution would the nurse administer?___ mL - CORRECT ANSWER -1.5 ml
Which action would the nurse take when assessing an infant on digoxin who has an apical pulse of 88 beats per minute? - CORRECT ANSWER -Notify the health care provider immediately
An antidysrhythmic needs to be administered intravenously (IV) at 1000 mcg/min. The medication is available as 500 mg in 500 3 / 4
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mL of DW. The nurse will set the volume control device to administer the medication at how many milliliters per hour?___ mL/h - CORRECT ANSWER -60 ml
After the nurse has presented a staff education session on the use of adenosine for supraventricular tachycardia, which statement by a staff member indicates that the teaching has been effective?
- CORRECT ANSWER -We will need a crash cart available at
the client's bedside.
A client's cardiac monitor indicates ventricular tachycardia. The nurse assesses the client and identifies an increase in apical pulse rate from 100 to 150 beats/minute. Which action is indicated? - CORRECT ANSWER -Administer amiodarone
A client who had a myocardial infarction has runs of ventricular tachycardia. Which medication will the nurse prepare to administer? - CORRECT ANSWER -Amiodarone
A client with supraventricular tachycardia (SVT) has a heart rate of 170 beats/minute. After treatment with diltiazem, which assessment indicates to the nurse that the diltiazem is effective?
- CORRECT ANSWER -Heart rate of 98 beats/minute
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