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The nurse is preparing to administer digoxin IV to treat a patient's heart failure. Which action is essential?
 
  1. Give the drug over 30 seconds.
  2. Ask the patient to increase fluid intake to avoid dehydration.
  3. Use a cardiac monitor during the administration and for 2 hours afterward.
  4. Mix the dose of digoxin with a potassium replacement.

Question 2

Patients treated with ACE inhibitors for heart failure need to be carefully monitored for:
 
  1. hypernatremia.
  2. hyperkalemia.
  3. hypertension.
  4. increasing pulmonary congestion caused by the drug.



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Answer to Question 1

Correct Answer: 3

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Correct Answer: 2





 

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