A nurse is preparing to administer diltiazem (Cardizem). Which condition should the nurse identify as a contraindication for administering diltiazem (Cardizem)? 

A nurse is teaching about the management of heart failure with a client who has a prescription for digoxin (Lanoxin). Which of the following statements by the client indicates an understanding of the teaching? 

A nurse is teaching a client who has heart failure about reducing the volume of fluid in the circulatory system to decrease the workload on the heart. The nurse should explain that this pharmacological effect is primarily achieved by taking which of the following classes of medications?  

Halogens are in group VII of the periodic table

A nurse is caring for a client who has heart failure and is prescribed spironolactone (Aldactone). Which of the following levels is most critical for the nurse to monitor due to the risk of an adverse effect associated with this medication?  

A nurse is providing discharge education to a client who has valvular heart disease and peripheral vascular disease. Which of the following should the nurse include in the teaching about valvular heart disease?

A nurse is caring for multiple clients who have fluid imbalances. Which of the following clients should be the nurse’s priority to monitor for findings of fluid overload?

Hydrogen is considered a water former

A nurse is teaching a client who has spinal stenosis about exercise. Which of the following statements by the client indicates they understanding the teaching?

A nurse is reviewing the medication list of a client who has heart failure. Which medication is classified as a potassium-sparing diuretic that helps prevent fluid overload?