A patient with aortic stenosis experiencing angina and syncope is prescribed 0.25 mg of digoxin (Lanoxin). The nurse has available digoxin, 0.125 mg tablet. The nurse should give the patient ____________________ tablet(s).

Lovastatin is best taken

The nurse is reinforcing teaching for a patient who has been prescribed a new medication. For which of the following types of medications should the patient be instructed there is the possibility of developing a cough when taking the drug?

On a four-point scale (0, 1, 2, 3), the quality of a normal peripheral pulse is ____________________.

When administering the nitrates for angina, the nurse monitors the client for which common adverse reaction?

The nurse is contributing to a patient’s plan of care who is recovering from heart transplant surgery. The patient is shivering and has weak peripheral pulses, mottled skin on the feet, and excessive chest tube drainage. Which nursing diagnosis would be a priority for the nurse to recommend?

The nurse is caring for a patient who had an angiogram using IV contrast. Which of the following actions would be appropriate for the nurse to take?

As part of discharge teaching, the nurse is instructing a patient on the use of digoxin. What should be included in the teaching? (Select all that apply.)

The nurse is reinforcing teaching for a patient diagnosed with mitral valve regurgitation who asks, “What does that really mean?” Which of the following statements would the nurse include in the teaching?

The nurse is caring for a patient whose troponin I level shows elevation. Which of the following actions would be appropriate?