A 74-year-old patient is admitted to the coronary care unit with an inferior wall myocardial infarction and develops symptomatic bradycardia with premature ventricular contractions every third beat (trigeminy)
The nurse knows to prepare to administer which drug? a. Amiodarone
b. Atropine
c. Lidocaine
d. Magnesium
B
Atropine is used to increase the heart rate by decreasing the vagal tone. It is indicated for patients with symptomatic bradycardia.
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shared governance system. Such barriers include: a. role clarity. b. lack of time management. c. poor time management skills. d. inexperience with conflict resolution.
A patient taking metoprolol (Lopressor) for hypertension reports all of the following side effects. For which side effect will you notify the prescriber?
a. Increased urination during the daytime b. Heart rate of 68 per minute c. Chest pain during exercise d. Decreased sexual ability
Which of the following best describes the connection between ethics and health care financing?
a. Health care financing is an outcome of social morality and collective beliefs about distribution of health care services in terms of good versus bad, right versus wrong, and harm versus benefit. b. Codes of ethics mandate that professionals in each discipline contribute to society through participation in health care policy. c. Health care professionals' duties center on the individual patient, and health care financing directly impacts each person's ability to receive care. d. Health care financing rests upon the ethical principles of distributive justice, beneficence, and nonmaleficence.
The patient can adjust an electrically operated bed to
A) elevate or lower the side rails. B) change the softness or firmness of the mattress for comfort. C) raise the knees and height of the bed. D) raise and lower the head and knees.