NCLEX-PN
Safety and Infection Control NCLEX PN Questions
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A client with heart failure has a prescription for Digoxin. The nurse is aware that sufficient potassium should be included in the diet because hypokalemia in combination with this medication
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Rationale: can predispose to dysrhythmias. The nurse should be aware of a decrease in the client's potassium levels because low potassium enhances the effects of Digoxin and predisposes the client to dysrhythmias. The other options are seen in hyperkalemia. Muscle weakness occurs in both hyperkalemia and hypokalemia.
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