You are to administer 20 mg of furosemide (Lasix) to a patient by the intravenous (IV) route. Which action is most important for you to take?
a. Give the drug slowly over at least 2 minutes.
b. Check the patient carefully for symptoms of low blood glucose levels.
c. Mix the drug with potassium chloride to prevent a rapid drop in serum potassium levels.
d. Monitor the IV site after giving the drug because furosemide causes severe tissue damage if infiltration occurs.
Question 2
Why should you teach a patient who is prescribed a thiazide diuretic to change positions slowly?
a. Moving rapidly from a standing position to a sitting position can raise blood pressure and increase the patient's risk for a stroke.
b. Moving rapidly from a standing position to a sitting position can cause excess body fluids to collect in the feet and ankles increasing the patient's risk for edema.
c. Moving rapidly from a sitting position to a standing position can put pressure on the bladder and increase the patient's risk for incontinence.
d. Moving rapidly from a sitting position to a standing position can cause blood pressure to drop and increase the patient's risk for falling.
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