Exam 24: Drugs Used to Treat Dysrhythmias

Which symptom will the nurse encourage the patient taking flecainide to report to the health care provider?

The nurse is preparing to mix a lidocaine infusion for a patient.Which consideration(s) should the nurse take into account before administration? (Select all that apply.)

Which statement is true regarding the antidysrhythmic agent adenosine (Adenocard)?

A patient is admitted to the telemetry unit with a diagnosis of cardiovascular disease.When performing the initial assessment, the nurse records blood pressure in the left arm of 142/84, blood pressure in the right arm of 138/80, temperature of 98.8° F, and radial pulse of 80 and that is weak and irregular.The nurse should notify the physician regarding:

Which lidocaine preparation is appropriate for the treatment of cardiac dysrhythmias?

Amiodarone is contraindicated for patients with which condition?

A patient is admitted to the acute care telemetry unit with a diagnosis of atrial fibrillation.The physician orders dofetilide (Tikosyn).Before initiating this medication, the nurse will:

A patient who is started on phenytoin (Dilantin), who is also taking amiodarone (Cordarone), should be assessed for what possible effect?

A patient is taking amiodarone (Cordarone) for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and begins to complain of dizziness.What will the nurse instruct the patient to do?

Patients who are on neuromuscular blocking agents and lidocaine must be closely observed for which complication?

How many milligrams of lidocaine will the nurse administer via intravenous (IV) bolus to a 30 year old patient with ventricular tachycardia who weighs 75 kg after a myocardial infarction?

The nurse is preparing to administer adenosine to a patient with supraventricular tachycardia.Which consideration(s) should the nurse take into account before administration? (Select all that apply.)

The nurse is assessing a patient who was recently admitted to the emergency department with dysrhythmias and shortness of breath.Which baseline nursing assessment(s) should be the priority(ies)? (Select all that apply.)

The patient recently prescribed quinidine is at highest risk for which common adverse effect?

The nurse is preparing to administer procainamide hydrochloride for the first time to a patient newly diagnosed with atrial fibrillation.Before administering this medication, the nurse will assess: (Select all that apply.)

What is the action of amiodarone (Cordarone), a class III agent used to treat cardiac dysrhythmias?