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Tazate

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A 32-year-old female patient has a urinary tract infection. Her record reveals that she has recently been treated for anemia. The physician has indicated that drug therapy for the urinary tract infection will last more than 2 weeks.
 
  The most important nursing action will be to
  A) measure the urine pH and check if it is acidic.
  B) obtain a complete blood count to establish baseline values.
  C) determine whether the patient should be given medication orally or parenterally.
  D) measure the patient's blood pressure and heart rate.

Question 2

A patient is diagnosed with heart failure and is started on digoxin. On the second day of therapy, lab values, the ECG results, and the patient's symptoms indicate that the medication is not producing a therapeutic effect.
 
  An appropriate nursing action would be to
  A) seek orders to increase the dosage.
  B) continue to administer the drug as ordered.
  C) seek orders to discontinue digoxin and start another drug.
  D) insist that another drug should be ordered in addition to the digoxin.



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jjorrostieta

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Answer to Question 1

B

Answer to Question 2

C




Tazate

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Reply 2 on: Jul 23, 2018
YES! Correct, THANKS for helping me on my review


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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Excellent

 

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