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Dopamine is administered to a patient who has been experiencing hypotensive episodes. Other than an increase in blood pressure, which indicator would the nurse use to evaluate a successful response?
 
  a. Decrease in pulse
  b. Increase in urine output
  c. Weight gain
  d. Improved gastric motility

Question 2

A nurse is reviewing a medication administration record before administering medications. Which order will the nurse implement?
 
  a. Furosemide Lasix 20 mg QD PO
  b. Furosemide Lasix 20 mg qd PO
  c. Furosemide Lasix 20 mg daily
  d. Furosemide Lasix 20 mg PO daily



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Answer to Question 1

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Dopamine would cause an increase in urine output, because cardiac output is increased as a result of the increase in blood pressure. The effectiveness of dopamine would not be measured by a decrease in pulse, because dopamine's primary effect is to increase blood pressure. Dopamine's effectiveness would not be evaluated by a weight gain. Dopamine's effectiveness would not be evaluated by improved gastric motility.

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The correct answer is a complete order; it contains the medication, dose, route, and time. qd is no longer an accepted abbreviation; it should be written out as daily or every day. The order of 20 mg daily does not specify the route to be used.



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Both answers were spot on, thank you once again




 

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