Critical Thinking: Heart Failure Mrs. Martens, age 66, has been admitted for treatment of heart fail

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Critical Thinking: Heart Failure

Mrs. Martens, age 66, has been admitted for treatment of heart failure. Her 8 a.m. medications are captopril (Capoten) 0.25 mg, metoprolol succinate (Toprol XL) 0.25 mg daily, furosemide (Lasix) 20 mg, and potassium bicarbonate/potassium citrate (K-Lyte) 10 mEq. She is on a 2-g sodium diet.

It is time to give Mrs. Martens her 8 a.m. medications. What is one thing that the nurse will assess about each medication before administering it?

Capoten:

Toprol XL:

Lasix:

K-Lyte:

Mrs. Martens asks what each one of her pills does. In terms she will understand, how should the nurse explain the action of each medication?

Capoten:

Toprol XL:

Lasix:

K-Lyte:

How will each of these medications help Mrs. Martens’s heart failure?

What is the purpose of Mrs. Martens’s low-sodium diet?

How will the nurse know if Mrs. Martens’s medications are effective?
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