A Patient Who Has Just Been Admitted with Pulmonary Edema

question 12

Multiple Choice

A patient who has just been admitted with pulmonary edema is scheduled to receive the following medications. Which medication should the nurse question before giving?

• A)captopril 25 mg
• B)furosemide (Lasix) 60 mg
• C)digoxin (Lanoxin) 0.125 mg
• D)carvedilol (Coreg) 3.125 mg

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Definitions:

Short-term Memory

The capacity for holding a small amount of information in mind in an active, readily available state for a short period of time.

Limited Capacity

The concept that there is a finite amount of information or cognitive resources that an individual can process at one time.

Sensory Register

The part of the memory system where sensory information is stored for a very short period of time, almost instantaneously.

Fake Memory

A psychological phenomenon where a person recalls something that did not happen or recalls it differently from the way it actually happened.