The pulse rate at which the nurse would withhold a dose of digoxin in an adult is:
a. 100 beats per minute. c. less than 60 beats per minute.
b. less than 90 beats per minute. d. less than 70 beats per minute.
ANS: C
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A Incorrect: The nurse would not withhold the digoxin, if the client had a pulse rate of 100.
B Incorrect: The nurse would not withhold the digoxin, if the client had a pulse rate of less than 90 unless the client was an infant.
C Correct: For an adult the nurse would withhold the digoxin, if the client's pulse rate was less than 60.
D Incorrect: The nurse would not withhold the digoxin, if the client had a pulse rate of less than 70, unless the client was a child.
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