Diuretic Medications Adverse Effects Quiz
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What should be the nurse's priority intervention for the client receiving furosemide who reports muscle weakness, nausea, and vomiting?

  • Encourage increased fluid intake
  • Monitor serum electrolyte levels
  • Notify the healthcare provider immediately (correct)
  • Administer an additional dose of furosemide
  • For the client prescribed hydrochlorothiazide presenting with confusion, dizziness, and dry mouth, what assessment should the nurse perform first?

  • Blood pressure measurement
  • Respiratory rate assessment
  • Serum electrolyte levels (correct)
  • Neurological assessment
  • What action should the nurse take for the client receiving spironolactone who complains of headache, visual disturbances, and confusion?

  • Encourage increased sodium intake
  • Administer a loop diuretic
  • Assess serum electrolyte levels (correct)
  • Provide a potassium supplement
  • For the client prescribed mannitol, which intervention should the nurse include in the plan of care?

    <p>Monitor for signs of dehydration</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which electrolyte imbalance is most likely associated with the symptoms reported by the client receiving furosemide?

    <p>Hypokalemia</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary mechanism of action of spironolactone?

    <p>Inhibits aldosterone production in the adrenal cortex</p> Signup and view all the answers

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