The healthcare provider is preparing to administer indomethacin to an infant with a persistent patent ductus arteriosus (PDA). The mother of the baby asks why the medication is being given to her baby. What is the healthcare provider’s best response?

The nurse is providing teaching to the parent of an 8-year old recently diagnosed with congestive heart failure. Which of the following statements made by the parent indicate that teaching about digoxin administration has NOT been effective?

The nurse is completing discharge teaching with a parent whose 3-month old baby has recently received cardiac surgery.  Which statement indicates that the mother requires additional teaching regarding the infants care?

Match the CF medications with their function.

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You are caring for an infant whose ductus arteriosus has not closed post delivery.  What is the purpose of the patent ductus arteriosus shunt in utero?

The nurse is completing discharge teaching with a parent whose 3-month old baby has recently received cardiac surgery.  Which statement indicates that the mother requires additional teaching regarding the infants care?

The nurse is completing discharge teaching with a parent whose 3-month old baby has recently received cardiac surgery.  Which statement indicates that the mother requires additional teaching regarding the infants care?

You are caring for an infant whose ductus arteriosus has not closed post delivery.  What is the purpose of the patent ductus arteriosus shunt in utero?

When caring for a teenager who is in the hospital for a CF “tune-up”, what action is an example of the nurse promoting a sense of normalcy?