The pediatric unit nurse checks the heart rate before giving Lanoxin to a 5 month old...

The pediatric unit nurse checks the heart rate before giving Lanoxin to a 5 month old infant in congestive heart failure. The infant's heart rate is 75. What nursing action would be best?
a. Give the med andbre-check the HR in 30 minutes
b. Give the med and notify the charge nurse
c. Hold the med and notify the physician
d. Hold the med and chart it as not given.

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Option A :-Give the medicine and recheck the HR in 30 minutes

explanation

Lanoxin is a medication to increase heart rate and as the normal heart rate of an infant of 5 month is 80-160 beats /minute and here 75 is bradycardia and its recommended to give the medication and recheck the HR in 30 minutes.

Nightingale answered 2 years ago

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