An 8-year-old child is receiving digoxin (Lanoxin) . The nurse should notify the practitioner and withhold the medication if the apical pulse is less than _____ beats/min.

A) 60
B) 70
C) 90
D) 100

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An 8-year-old child is receiving digoxin (Lanoxin) . The nurse should notify the practitioner and withhold the medication if the apical pulse is less than _____ beats/min.A)  60B)  70C)  90D)  100

Taylor Nelson · Accepted Answer

Final Answer : B, Explanation :  If a 1-minute apical pulse is less than 70 beats/min for an older child, the digoxin is withheld; 60 beats/min is the cut-off for holding the digoxin dose in an adult. A pulse below 90 to 110 beats/min is the determination for not giving a digoxin dose to infants and young children.

An 8-year-old child is receiving digoxin (Lanoxin) . The nurse should notify the practitioner and withhold the medication if the apical pulse is less than _____ beats/min.

A) 60
B) 70
C) 90
D) 100

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