A patient about to receive a morning dose of digoxin has an apical pulse of 50 beats/min. What will the nurse do next?
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Question 2 of 5
A patient is taking digoxin and a loop diuretic daily. When the nurse enters the room with the morning medications, the patient states, -I am seeing a funny yellow color around the lights. What is the nurse's next action?
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Question 3 of 5
While assessing a patient who is receiving intravenous digitalis, the nurse recognizes that the drug has a negative chronotropic effect. How would this drug effect be evident in the patient?
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Question 4 of 5
A patient has been taking digoxin at home but took an accidental overdose and has developed toxicity. The patient has been admitted to the telemetry unit, where the physician has ordered digoxin immune Fab. The patient asks the nurse why the medication is ordered. What is the nurse's best response?
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Question 5 of 5
A patient has been placed on a milrinone infusion as part of the therapy for end-stage heart failure. What adverse effect of this drug will the nurse watch for when assessing this patient during the infusion?
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