The nurse is teaching a client recently started on digitalis preparation the signs and symptoms of toxicity. The client is instructed to notify the physician if he experiences:
A)
vision disturbances, abdominal cramps, and pulse above 80.
B)
anorexia, nausea, malaise, and blurred vision.
C)
anorexia, anxiety, and pulse rate below 70.
D)
loss of night vision, anxiety, and leg cramps.
B
Explanation:
A)
Signs and symptoms of digoxin toxicity include palpitations, abdominal pain, anorexia, nausea, weakness, irregular heart rate and/or slow heart rate, and blurred, colored, or double vision.
Analysis
Assessment
Physiological Integrity: Pharmacological and Parenteral Therapies
B)
Signs and symptoms of digoxin toxicity include palpitations, abdominal pain, anorexia, nausea, weakness, irregular heart rate and/or slow heart rate, and blurred, colored, or double vision.
Analysis
Assessment
Physiological Integrity: Pharmacological and Parenteral Therapies
C)
Signs and symptoms of digoxin toxicity include palpitations, abdominal pain, anorexia, nausea, weakness, irregular heart rate and/or slow heart rate, and blurred, colored, or double vision.
Analysis
Assessment
Physiological Integrity: Pharmacological and Parenteral Therapies
D)
Signs and symptoms of digoxin toxicity include palpitations, abdominal pain, anorexia, nausea, weakness, irregular heart rate and/or slow heart rate, and blurred, colored, or double vision.
Analysis
Assessment
Physiological Integrity: Pharmacological and Parenteral Therapies
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