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Heart failure creates an overarching problem of decreased pumping effectiveness. Match the pharmacologic classification with the rationale for it’s use in heart failure. 

The nurse is caring for a variety of patients on the medical floor. The nurse knows that which of the following patients should not receive the medication doxycycline, a tetracycline antibiotic?

An RN is providing medication teaching to a client over telehealth regarding a new prescription for tetracycline. Which statement by the client indicates that more teaching is required? 

A patient is brought to the emergency department with shortness of breath, a respiratory rate of 33 breaths/minute, intercostal retractions, pink frothy sputum, and crackles to all lung fields. The nurse caring for this patient would expect to administer which of the following medications? 

The physician has just started the patient on digoxin. What assessment data must the nurse consider before administering the digoxin?

A nurse is reviewing allergies with a patient prior to an elective surgery. The patient says, “they almost had to insert a breathing tube in me after I took Ampicillin.” Which of the following antibiotic classifications should not be used in this patient?

The nurse is caring for a patient with heart failure who is prescribed nitroglycerin. What is the effect of nitroglycerin on the heart’s afterload?

The nurse is caring for a patient with Type I Diabetes Mellitus. The nurse knows that which of the following medications are appropriate in the treatment of this patient? Select all that apply.

A patient on the cardiac unit is being treated for an acute exacerbation of heart failure and is requiring a continuous infusion of furosemide. Throughout the shift, the patient has reported palpitations and leg cramps. Upon obtaining the morning lab results, the patient’s potassium is 2.1 mEq/L. What is the nurses best initial action? 

A nurse is educating a patient with type 1 diabetes mellitus about insulin therapy. The patient is prescribed a basal-bolus insulin regimen, which includes long-acting insulin (insulin glargine) once daily and rapid-acting insulin (insulin lispro) before meals. Which of the following statements by the patient indicates an understanding of the insulin regimen?