HESI Pharm Cardiac1. When reviewing orders only clients medication administration record, the nurse notes in the order for digoxin 25 mg PO daily. Which
... [Show More] intervention should the nurse implement? Contact the prescribing health care provider for clarification about the order.
2. A client receiving intravenous heparin as treatment for HIV thrombosis started on oral warfare, committed. The nurse should instruct the client that they have an a fusion will be discontinued when: the international normalized ratio, INR maintains between 2.0 and 3.0
3. After morning report the nurse is prioritizing the client assignment. Which client should be nurse assessed first? Client receiving a heparin infusion experiencing epistaxes after sneezing
4. A client is prescribed enalapril maleate, vasotec, As a treatment for hypertension. What will the nurse include when instructing the client about this medication? It can cause male impotence
5. A client with a history of diabetes mellitus in HO jubilation has been taking warfarin, Coumadin for 10 years. The client tells the nurse, my INR has been through the roof lately. Based on the clients history and statement to the nurse, which information is most important for the nurse to obtain? A diagnosis of hypothyroidism one month ago
6. A client admitted for intravenous treatment of deep vein thrombosis, DVT earlier in the morning request pain medication for leg pain. The nurse understands that what medication is most suitable for the client? Oxycodone/acetaminophen, Percocet
7. The nurse evaluates that I collected on a client receiving hydrochlorothiazide and kept a prayer for hypertension: blood pressure 135/80 MMXG; serum sodium 140 MG/DL; zero potassium 5.3 mill equivalents/L; serum calcium 9.9 MG/DL; serum magnesium 2.0 MG/DL; like Julia nitrogen 10 MG/DL; creatinine 0.8 mg/D; electrocardio gram; normal. What intervention is moSt appropriate at this time? Obtain order to switch captopril for amlodipine
8. The nurse notes that the cholesterol level of a client taking Simvastatin, Zocor 40 mg PO for hypercholesterolemia is unchanged one week after starting the medication. What action should the nurse take? Repeat lipid panel in three weeks
9. Digoxin, Lanoxin elixir 0.5 MG PO is prescribed for a client with heart failure, XF. At 1600, the client calls the clinic to report the daily morning dose was accidentally missed. Which instruction should the nurse provide to the client? Take the dose now
10. The emergency room nurse is informed by the emergency medical services, EMS that a client with an acute anterior myocardial infarction and ST elevation,STEMI on ECG will be treated with percutaneous coronary intervention, PCI immediately upon arrival. What should the nurse do to best assist this client? Administer aspirin and clopidogrel [Show Less]