A Patient About to Receive a Morning Dose of Digoxin

question 9

Multiple Choice

A patient about to receive a morning dose of digoxin has an apical pulse of 50 beats/min. 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.

Interpret SPSS output for ANOVA tests.

Determine the degrees of freedom for various statistical tests.

Understand the assumptions underlying ANOVA and how to check them.

Calculate and interpret the standard error and confidence intervals.

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