Multiple Choice
A patient is receiving digoxin,0.25 mg daily.Before giving the medication,the nurse would:
A) Count an apical pulse for 15 seconds.
B) Hold the dose if the apical rate is 57 beats/min.
C) Give the dose if the apical rate is 59 beats/min.
D) Double the dose if the rate is 62 beats/min.
Correct Answer:

Verified
Correct Answer:
Verified
Q28: The nurse should include in the patient's
Q29: A patient with an irregular sinoatrial (SA)node
Q30: A patient is scheduled for a heart
Q31: A patient with acute congestive heart failure
Q32: The nurse records a "1" for the
Q33: The nurse explains that hypertension increases the
Q34: Laboratory tests are performed to identify damage
Q35: The nurse records the finding of a
Q36: When a patient returns from a cardiac
Q38: When the patient asks what a transesophageal