A Patient About to Receive a Morning Dose of Digoxin

question 14

Multiple Choice

A patient about to receive a morning dose of digoxin has an apical pulse of 53 beats/minute. What will the nurse do next?

• A) Administer the dose.
• B) Administer the dose, and notify the prescriber.
• C) Check the radial pulse for 1 full minute.
• D) Withhold the dose, and notify the prescriber.

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Definitions:

Causal Forecasting Methods

Forecasting techniques that assume relationships between the item being forecasted and other variables, such as promotional campaigns or economic conditions, to predict future trends.

Environment Factors

External elements, such as regulatory, social, economic, and ecological conditions, that can influence a company's operations and strategic decisions.

Demand Forecast

The method of predicting the amount of a product or service that customers will buy in the future.

Correlated

When two or more variables are related in some way, meaning that a change in one variable is associated with a change in another.