A 66-year-old man is admitted to the hospital with confusion, nausea, and blurred vision. He is currently on digoxin for the treatment of heart failure. On physical exam, his heart rate is 120 bpm. Further evaluation reveals a digoxin level of 5.3 ng/mL (normal range: 0.5-2 ng/mL). The doctor believes his symptoms are due to digoxin toxicity. Which parameter is used to indicate the ability of digoxin to produce the desired effect relative to a toxic effect?
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A non-competitive antagonist :
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A 27-year-old man is admitted to the emergency department (ED) after a serious motorcycle accident. The patient has a head injury, abrasions covering the left side of his body, a broken left femur, and internal injuries that are not fully assessed at this time. He is transferred from the ED to the intensive care unit (ICU). The nurse who is going to care for this patient in the ICU knows that a priority responsibility in regard to drug therapy is what?
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A nurse is preparing to administer eye drops to a client. Which of the following actions should the nurse take? (Select all that apply.)
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A nurse is teaching a client who has a new prescription for Escitalopram for treatment of generalized Anxiety disorder. Which of the following statements by the client indicates understanding of the teaching?
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