Reference no: EM132775695

You have been assigned to care for a 70-year-old female with congestive heart failure who was admitted complaining of headaches with nausea and vomiting. Her medication regimen currently consists of furosemide (Lasix) 80 mg orally daily and digoxin (Lanoxin) 0.5 mg daily. She is on a low sodium diet. She is being worked up for possible causes of her headaches and nausea/vomiting episodes.

• What in the history should the nurse identify as a potential cause of the client's current clinical presentation? 
• What prescriptions should the nurse anticipate the health care provider prescribing initially?
• What teaching should be reviewed with the client by the RN?
• What other electrolyte changes might lead to digoxin toxicity?
• What dietary changes should the RN teach to the client if hypercalcemia and/or hypomagnesemia should be the cause of the client's symptoms?