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Title: A patient is receiving digoxin, 0.25 mg daily. Before giving the medication, the Post by: nurse2mrow on Sep 16, 2014 A patient is receiving digoxin, 0.25 mg daily. Before giving the medication, the nurse would:
1. count an apical pulse for 15 seconds. 2. hold the dose if the apical rate is 57 beats/min. 3. give the dose if the apical rate is 59 beats/min. 4. double the dose if the rate is 62 beats/min. This is for my medical nursing class Title: Re: A patient is receiving digoxin, 0.25 mg daily. Before giving the medication, the Post by: f_zah1 on Oct 23, 2014 Content hidden
Title: Re: A patient is receiving digoxin, 0.25 mg daily. Before giving the medication, the Post by: nurse2mrow on Oct 27, 2014 Thank you for this, it helped me understand it perfectly.
Title: Re: A patient is receiving digoxin, 0.25 mg daily. Before giving the medication, the Post by: f_zah1 on Oct 27, 2014 Welcome :)
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