The nurse administering milrinone recognizes that this drug will have a positive inotropic effect. Explain what this means.

NGN Q1-3(2).JPG   Use the choices below to fill in each blank in the following sentence. Each choice will only be used once. The client is experiencing [BLANK-1] as evidenced by [BLANK-2] and [BLANK-3]. Blank 1 anxiety pneumonia heart failure Blank 2 lung sounds urine output Temperature Blank 3 heart sounds neurologic status peripheral edema

The nurse administers losartan to a client. Which client assessment finding should the nurse use as a clinical indicator of therapeutic effectiveness?

A client is being discharged to home on a single daily dose of a diuretic. At what time does the health care provider instruct the client to take the dose?

The client diagnosed with high blood pressure is prescribed captopril. Which statement by the client indicates to the nurse that discharge teaching is effective?

A client is in the emergency department with a new onset of atrial fibrillation and the nurse is preparing a continuous infusion. Which drug is most appropriate for this dysrhythmia?

Which teaching point should be included for a client who is taking tamsulosin, to reduce urinary obstruction from benign prostatic hyperplasia?

A client who just began taking nitroglycerin for angina calls the physician office to complain of a pounding headache after he used sublingual nitroglycerin. What should the nurse teach the client?

A client is going home with a new prescription for carvedilol. The nurse should include which content when teaching the client about this drug?

The nurse is preparing to administer a client’s morning dose of digoxin. Apical heart rate.JPG Select the color highlighting where the nurse should place the stethoscope to auscultate the apical heart rate for 1 minute.