List 3 of the required assessment assignments

A 6-year-old child weighing 60 pounds has been prescribed digoxin 30 mcg/kg PO daily. How many mg will the child be given?

What day/ time do exams open and what day/ time do they close?

A male patient has called the clinic because he is taking digoxin and is concerned about his pulse rate. The nurse should tell the patient to hold the medication if he reports a pulse rate of:

The patient has been prescribed a nitroglycerin patch for anginal pain. The nurse is teaching the patient about safe and proper use of the nitroglycerin patch. What should the nurse caution the patient to avoid?

A patient with symptomatic atrial fibrillation is prescribed  amiodarone. For which additional medication that the patient is taking should the nurse question giving this medication?

The nursing mentor is supervising a group of nursing students in the clinic. The mentor determines the students are well prepared when they prioritize which assessment for patients receiving anti-hypertensive medications such as nitroprusside?

A patient taking diltiazem for hypertension has come to the clinic for a follow-up appointment. The nurse will assess the patient for which adverse effects?

A patient has been placed on a nitroprusside drip for the treatment of a hypertensive crisis. Which mechanism of action does the nurse know is true for nitroprusside?

A 46-year-old patient with a high body-mass index and a sedentary lifestyle has been diagnosed with hypertension. The clinician has opted to begin the patient on captopril (Capoten). The nurse should recognize that the therapeutic effect of this drug is achieved in what way?