A patient states that he is seeing halos around lights. The patient takes digoxin (Lanoxin) by mouth every day. The physician orders the patient to have serum digoxin level drawn.
At what digoxin level would the care team first suspect that the patient is experiencing toxicity? A) 0.5 ng/mL
B) 1.5 ng/mL
C) 3.0 ng/mL
D) 6.0 ng/mL
Question 2
A patient has a gastrostomy tube, and the pharmacy has delivered an extended-release tablet. What is the most appropriate action taken by the nurse?
A) Administer the medication orally.
B) Administer the medication through the tube.
C) Crush the medication and administer half of it at a time.
D) Call the pharmacy to obtain an immediate-release form.
A feral fox with a native Bobuck Possum in its mouth.
Nurse-patient interaction; nonveral communication
Taking a Patient’s Temperature with a Tympanic Thermometer
(A) Scratch test; patient is exposed to allergens through a light scratch on the skin; (B) Positive
Medical assistants are often involved in confidential conversations between the physician and the pa
Example of a patient’s ledger in practice management software.