The nurse is teaching a group of cardiac care nurses about the various cardiac rhythms and drug management. Which of the following best reflects accurate understanding of management of paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia (PSVT)?
a. Amiodarone (Cordarone)
b. Adenosine (Adenocard)
c. Verapamil (Calan)
d. Diltiazem (Cardizem)
ANS: B
Adenosine (Adenocard) is the drug of choice for the treatment of PSVT.
Amiodarone, verapamil, and diltiazem are not the drugs of choice for treatment of PSVT.
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Home health nurses will be caring for a debilitated client in the home. The client will be discharged from an acute care facility to the care of family members. The client will require twice daily wound care for a large sacral decubitus ulcer
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A client with diabetes asks the nurse why regular eye examinations for glaucoma are needed. What is the nurse's most accurate response?
1. "Individuals with diabetes have a greater chance of developing glaucoma, and it is important to find this out early so that treatment can begin." 2. "An adverse effect of insulin is vision loss, and frequent examinations will catch problems at an early stage." 3. "The stress that you are under with this disease can result in an increased production of aqueous humor." 4. "Your diabetes is under such good control that it is probably not necessary to have eye examinations so frequently."