W11: Cardiac Meds Quiz / Worksheet Flashcards
The patient is receiving digoxin for treatment of heart failure.
Which finding would suggest to the nurse that the heart failure is improving?
Absence of peripheral edema
The nurse is assessing a patient for possible evidence of digitalis
toxicity. What is a sign of digitalis toxicity?
Apical pulse of <60 beats/min
Beta blockers are as effective as antianginals because they do what?
Decrease heart rate
What lab would the nurse anticipate checking when a patient is
taking Furosemide?
Potassium
Lisinopril has been prescribed for a patient. The nurse should teach the patient that the most commonly occurring side effect of an angiotensin-converting enzyme drug is which of the following?
Constant, irritating cough
For what severe skeletal muscle adverse reaction should the
nurse observe in a patient taking rosuvastatin?
Rhabdomyolysis
The nurse knows that which diuretic is most frequently
combined with an antihypertensive drug?
Hydrochlorothiazide
The nurse is teaching a stroke patient about clopidogrel. The
nurse bases this education on knowing this med does what?
Inhibits platelet aggregation
What is the antidote for a heparin overdose?
Protamine sulfate
A nurse is caring for a patient who is taking an angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor and develops a dry, nonproductive cough. What is the nurse’s priority action?
Call the health care provider to discuss a medication change. ARB may be substituted
A patient is ordered to receive digoxin to treat heart failure. The nurse is most concerned about which assessment finding?
Heart rate 56 bpm - Assess heart rate before administering.
A patient is taking digoxin (Lanoxin) 0.25 mg and furosemide (Lasix) 40 mg. The patient tells the nurse, “There are yellow halos around the lights.” Which action will the nurse take?
Evaluate digoxin levels.
A patient is taking pravastatin sodium. Which assessment finding requires immediate action by the nurse?
Muscle pain, a potential sign of rhabdomyolysis, which could be fatal.
A patient with acute pulmonary edema is receiving furosemide. What assessment finding indicates to the nurse that the intervention is working?
Lungs clear to auscultation
