🧠 NCLEX Question of the Day

The nurse is preparing to give the morning dose of digoxin to a client with heart failure. The client's apical pulse, counted for one full minute, is 52 beats per minute, and the client says food "looks yellowish" today. What should the nurse do? A) Give the digoxin and recheck the pulse in one hour B) Hold the digoxin and notify the provider C) Give half the dose and document the pulse D) Give the digoxin with food to reduce nausea Reply with your letter and a one-line rationale before you peek. The answer and rationale go up tonight at 8 PM ET.