NUR 242/NUR242 MED SURG EXAM 3 |
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COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED ANSWERS GRADED A+ |
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Which sign wouldindicatepossibleheartfailurein a client with heart disease
- ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Tachypnea
in the immediate postpartum period?
Which lifestyleadvicedoesthenursegive to a clientwhenoral digoxin
therapy is initiated? Select all that apply. One, some, or all responses
bemay
correct.- ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Bran can decreasedigoxin absorption.
Digoxin shouldnot betakenwith hawthornsupplements.
Ginsengmay causea dangerousincreasein digoxin levelsin theblood.
Medicationsthatlowerserumpotassiumor magnesiumcan cause digoxin
toxicity.
Which wouldthenurseavoid in an infantwith a congenitalheartdefect after
- ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Performing range-of-
cardiac catheterization?
motion exercises
,A client has been receiving digoxin. The client calls the clinic and complains
of "yellowvision."Which responsewouldthenurseprovide
- ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > "The medicationmay needto be discontinued.
Come to the clinic this afternoon."
Digoxin is prescribedfor a client.Which therapeuticeffectof digoxin would
- ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Increased contractile force of
the nurse expect?
the myocardium
An infant is born with a life
-threatening congenital heart defect and is
admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit. Which is the priority nursing
interventionat this time?- ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Assisting the parents
with the grieving process
The parents of a preschooler with a congenital heart defect asks thewhy
nurse
theirchild squatsafterexertion.Which rationalewouldthe nurse provide the
parents?- ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Reduces how hard the heart must work
According to developmental norms for -year-old
a5 child, the nurse would
hold digoxin if an apicalheartratefalls belowwhich number?-
✔✔✔ Correct Answer > 70 beats/min
,A healthcareproviderprescribesdigoxin for a client.The nurseteaches the
client to be alert for which common early indication of acute digoxin toxicity?
- ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Vomiting
When teaching a client about digoxin, which symptom will the nurse include
as a reasonto withholdthedigoxin? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer
> yellowvision
Which clinical finding indicatesthata clienttaking digoxin may have
- ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Cardiac
developed digoxin toxicity?
dysrhythmias
A client who has been diagnosed with a myocardial infarction receives
digoxin, fluoxetine,morphine,and docusatesodium.Which medication
would the nurse identify as a risk factor for straining due to constipation?
-
✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Morphine
Digoxin and verapamil are prescribed to manage a client's cardiac
dysrhythmia.The nursewill monitortheclientfor signs and symptoms of
- ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Myocardialdepression
which adverse effect?
The nurse is providing discharge medication teaching to a client whobewill
taking furosemideand digoxin afterdischargefrom thehospital. Which
informationis importantfor thenurseto includein theteaching
, plan? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Signs and symptomsof digoxin toxicity
A client is given a loading dose of digoxin and placed on a maintenance dose
of digoxin 0.25 mg by mouth daily. Which responses would the nurseexpect
theclientto exhibitwhena therapeuticeffectof digoxin is achieved?- ✔✔✔
Correct Answer > Resolution of heart failure
The nurse provides medication discharge instructions to a client who received
a prescription fordigoxin. Which statement by the client leads the
nurseto
concludethattheteachingwaseffective?- ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > It will be
important to check my pulse rate daily.
Which advice will the nurse include when teaching a client about digoxin
for
leftventricularfailure?- ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Report increasing fatigue
A client has been given a prescription for furosemide 40 mg every day in
conjunctionwith digoxin. Which concernwouldpromptthenurseto ask the
health care provider about potassium supplements?- ✔✔✔ Correct Answer
> Digoxin toxicity occurs rapidly in the presencehypokalemia
of
Which assessmentwill thenurseconductbeforeadministeringdigoxin to a
client?- ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Apical heart rate
NEWEST ACTUAL EXAM
COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED ANSWERS GRADED A+ |
100%CORRECT | 2025/2026UPDATE!!
Which sign wouldindicatepossibleheartfailurein a client with heart disease
- ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Tachypnea
in the immediate postpartum period?
Which lifestyleadvicedoesthenursegive to a clientwhenoral digoxin
therapy is initiated? Select all that apply. One, some, or all responses
bemay
correct.- ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Bran can decreasedigoxin absorption.
Digoxin shouldnot betakenwith hawthornsupplements.
Ginsengmay causea dangerousincreasein digoxin levelsin theblood.
Medicationsthatlowerserumpotassiumor magnesiumcan cause digoxin
toxicity.
Which wouldthenurseavoid in an infantwith a congenitalheartdefect after
- ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Performing range-of-
cardiac catheterization?
motion exercises
,A client has been receiving digoxin. The client calls the clinic and complains
of "yellowvision."Which responsewouldthenurseprovide
- ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > "The medicationmay needto be discontinued.
Come to the clinic this afternoon."
Digoxin is prescribedfor a client.Which therapeuticeffectof digoxin would
- ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Increased contractile force of
the nurse expect?
the myocardium
An infant is born with a life
-threatening congenital heart defect and is
admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit. Which is the priority nursing
interventionat this time?- ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Assisting the parents
with the grieving process
The parents of a preschooler with a congenital heart defect asks thewhy
nurse
theirchild squatsafterexertion.Which rationalewouldthe nurse provide the
parents?- ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Reduces how hard the heart must work
According to developmental norms for -year-old
a5 child, the nurse would
hold digoxin if an apicalheartratefalls belowwhich number?-
✔✔✔ Correct Answer > 70 beats/min
,A healthcareproviderprescribesdigoxin for a client.The nurseteaches the
client to be alert for which common early indication of acute digoxin toxicity?
- ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Vomiting
When teaching a client about digoxin, which symptom will the nurse include
as a reasonto withholdthedigoxin? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer
> yellowvision
Which clinical finding indicatesthata clienttaking digoxin may have
- ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Cardiac
developed digoxin toxicity?
dysrhythmias
A client who has been diagnosed with a myocardial infarction receives
digoxin, fluoxetine,morphine,and docusatesodium.Which medication
would the nurse identify as a risk factor for straining due to constipation?
-
✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Morphine
Digoxin and verapamil are prescribed to manage a client's cardiac
dysrhythmia.The nursewill monitortheclientfor signs and symptoms of
- ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Myocardialdepression
which adverse effect?
The nurse is providing discharge medication teaching to a client whobewill
taking furosemideand digoxin afterdischargefrom thehospital. Which
informationis importantfor thenurseto includein theteaching
, plan? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Signs and symptomsof digoxin toxicity
A client is given a loading dose of digoxin and placed on a maintenance dose
of digoxin 0.25 mg by mouth daily. Which responses would the nurseexpect
theclientto exhibitwhena therapeuticeffectof digoxin is achieved?- ✔✔✔
Correct Answer > Resolution of heart failure
The nurse provides medication discharge instructions to a client who received
a prescription fordigoxin. Which statement by the client leads the
nurseto
concludethattheteachingwaseffective?- ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > It will be
important to check my pulse rate daily.
Which advice will the nurse include when teaching a client about digoxin
for
leftventricularfailure?- ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Report increasing fatigue
A client has been given a prescription for furosemide 40 mg every day in
conjunctionwith digoxin. Which concernwouldpromptthenurseto ask the
health care provider about potassium supplements?- ✔✔✔ Correct Answer
> Digoxin toxicity occurs rapidly in the presencehypokalemia
of
Which assessmentwill thenurseconductbeforeadministeringdigoxin to a
client?- ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Apical heart rate
