ATI RN
ATI RN Nursing Care of Children 2019 Questions
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School-age child with heart failure taking furosemide
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A nurse is assessing a school-age child who has heart failure and is taking furosemide. Which of the following findings should the nurse identify as an indication that the medication is effective?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: The correct answer is A: decrease in peripheral edema. Furosemide is a loop diuretic that helps the body get rid of excess fluid and salt through increased urine output.
Therefore, a decrease in peripheral edema indicates that the medication is effective in reducing fluid volume overload, a common manifestation of heart failure.
Choices B, C, and D are incorrect because a decrease in cardiac output, increase in venous pressure, and increase in potassium levels are not desirable outcomes when treating heart failure with furosemide.
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