Posted: July 26th, 2017

The nurse is assigned to care for a child client admitted in the pediatrics unit. The client is receiving digoxin. Which of the following questions will be asked by the nurse to the parents of the child in order to assess the client’s risk for digoxin toxicity?

The nurse is assigned to care for a child client admitted in the pediatrics unit. The client is receiving digoxin. Which of the following questions will be asked by the nurse to the parents of the child in order to assess the client’s risk for digoxin toxicity?

A. “Has he been exposed to any childhood communicable diseases in the past 2-3 weeks?”
B. “Has he been taking diuretics at home?”
C. “Do any of his brothers and sisters have history of cardiac problems?”
D. “Has he been going to school regularly?”