A Client Admitted with Heart Failure Overhears the Physician Discussing

question 5

Multiple Choice

A client admitted with heart failure overhears the physician discussing plans to "digitalize" him, and asks the nurse what this means.The nurse explains:

• A)"You will be given a series of digoxin injections over the next few days."
• B)"You are given twice the usual dose of digoxin every day until therapeutic results are seen."
• C)"You will be given increasing doses of digoxin until you reach a toxic level, and then the drug will be stopped."
• D)"The dose of digoxin gradually is increased until the heart tissue is saturated and symptoms of heart failure subside."

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