Question

2. Ms Penny is a 69-year-old female with congestive heart failure. Her activity level and her energy level were declining over the past four weeks. She is mildly short of breath while performing her house chores. The cardiologist just added Digoxin 0.125 mg to her drug regimen. This is your first time administering this medication to Ms Penny. a) What would be your first action? b) Is there any specific assessment required for this type of medication, if so what is it? c) What dose would you administer and why? d) How would you document this episode? e) Three weeks later you return to Ms Penny's house. What, if any, changes are you expecting to see?

please I want it typed. and this is nursing care plan. Thank you.

Answer 1

a)The first action here is making patient comfortable by making her to breath easily by administration of drug, which can decrease the workload of heart and thus prevent dyspnea.

b.Assessment

Subjective data

• Ask for any palpitations, allergic history ,urine output

Objective

• Assess for heart rate before administration of pulse

c)The patient has to be administered Digoxin 0.125mg

d)The patient has been administered medication

e)Evaluation

• The patient is able to breath easily
• Able to do daily activities