A Patient Who Is Receiving Dobutamine (Dobutrex)for the Treatment of Acute

question 14

Multiple Choice

A patient who is receiving dobutamine (Dobutrex) for the treatment of acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF) has the following nursing interventions included in the plan of care.Which action will be most appropriate for the registered nurse (RN) to delegate to an experienced licensed practical/vocational nurse (LPN/LVN) ?

• A) Assess the IV insertion site for signs of extravasation.
• B) Teach the patient the reasons for remaining on bed rest.
• C) Monitor the patient's blood pressure and heart rate every hour.
• D) Titrate the rate to keep the systolic blood pressure >90 mm Hg.

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Definitions:

Locus

(pl., loci) The place on the chromosome at which the gene for a given trait occurs (i.e., a segment of the chromosomal DNA containing information that controls some feature of the organism); also called gene locus.

Homozygous

Having a pair of identical alleles for a particular locus. Compare with heterozygous.

Heterozygous

Describes an individual having two different alleles for a specific gene.

Alleles

Genes governing variation of the same character that occupy corresponding positions (loci) on homologous chromosomes; alternative forms of a gene.