22.6: Review Questions
The nurse is caring for a client receiving morphine 4 mg IV every 15 minutes for chest pain. Which assessment finding is of most concern to the nurse?
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Respiratory rate 8 breaths/min
The nurse has administered sublingual nitroglycerin to a client with chest pain. Which assessment finding does the nurse anticipate for this client?
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A decrease in blood pressure
At what rate should the nurse administer adenosine 6 mg IV to a client with supraventricular tachycardia?
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Over 1–2 seconds
Which question should the nurse ask a client before administering nitroglycerin for chest pain?
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The nurse in the emergency department is caring for a client who reports chest pain that is relieved at rest. Which diagnosis should the nurse anticipate?
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Stable angina
The health care provider has ordered diltiazem IV bolus 0.25 mg/kg for a client with atrial fibrillation with rapid ventricular response. The client weighs 176 lb (80 kg). What is the correct dose of diltiazem for the nurse to administer?
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20 mg
Which therapeutic response would the nurse anticipate when administering epinephrine to a client in anaphylaxis?
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Bronchodilation
Which adverse effect should the nurse monitor for in the client receiving dopamine by peripheral IV infusion?
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Skin sloughing at the IV site
The nurse in the cardiology clinic is caring for a client taking an antidysrhythmic medication for ventricular dysrhythmia who develops a positive antinuclear antibody test. Which antidysrhythmic medication does the nurse anticipate this client is taking?
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Procainamide
What is the preferred route for administering epinephrine to a client with anaphylaxis who is in sinus tachycardia?
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Intramuscular