The Nurse Is Teaching a Person Who Has Started Taking

question 22

Multiple Choice

The nurse is teaching a person who has started taking digoxin (Lanoxin) for left-sided heart failure. What is the highest priority information to teach?

• A)Check the pulse each day before taking the medication and do not take the medication if the pulse is under 60 beats per minute without talking to the doctor.
• B)Check the pulse each day and write down the beats per minute on a notepad.
• C)Foods that should be avoided while taking digoxin.
• D)How to manage diarrhoea that can be associated with taking digoxin

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