A prescriber has ordered a beta1-agonist medication for a ...

[beccaep]

A prescriber has ordered a beta1-agonist medication for a patient. A nurse understands that the patient who would most likely benefit from a beta1 agonist would be a patient with which of the following health alterations?
 
  a. Heart failure
  b. Hypertension
  c. Asthma
  d. Glaucoma

Question 2

When a patient is monitored for aminoglycoside toxicity, what are the key aspects of assessment? You may select more than one answer.
 
  a. Skin integrity
  b. Sense of hearing
  c. Visual acuity
  d. Hair loss
  e. Renal function

[cdmart10]

Answer to Question 1

A
Therapeutic applications of beta1 activation include cardiac arrest, heart failure, shock, and AV heart block.
Hypertension is not an indication for the use of a beta1-agonist medication.
Asthma would be most effectively managed with a beta2-agonist medication.
Glaucoma is not an indication for use of a beta1-agonist medication.

Answer to Question 2

b,

[beccaep]

Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

[elyse44]

Excellent