A Patient in the Intensive Care Unit with Acute Decompensated

question 16

Multiple Choice

A patient in the intensive care unit with acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF) complains of severe dyspnea and is anxious,tachypneic,and tachycardic.All of the following medications have been ordered for the patient.The nurse's priority action will be to

• A) give IV morphine sulfate 4 mg.
• B) give IV diazepam (Valium) 2.5 mg.
• C) increase nitroglycerin (Tridil) infusion by 5 mcg/min.
• D) increase dopamine (Intropin) infusion by 2 mcg/kg/min.

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Definitions:

Ebbinghaus

Hermann Ebbinghaus was a German psychologist known for his pioneering work on memory and learning, including the discovery of the forgetting curve.

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Retrieval Period

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