NUR 304 FINAL EXAM A+ TEST BANK 1 NUR 304 FINAL EXAM 1 Practice Exam With 500 Complete Questions And Correct Detailed Answers |Already Graded A+|Brand New Version!! A client is taking furosemide 40 mg/day for management of early chronic kidney disease (CKD). To assess the therapeutic effect of the medication, what action of the nurse is best? a. Obtain daily weights of the client. b. Auscultate heart and breath sounds. c. Palpate the client's abdomen. d. Assess the client's diet history. - Correct Answer :ANS: A Furosemide is a loop diuretic that helps reduce fluid overload and hypertension in patients with early stages of CKD. One kilogram of weight equals about 1 L of fluid retained in the client, so daily weights are necessary to monitor the response of the client to the medication.NUR 304 FINAL EXAM A+ TEST BANK 2 Heart and breath sounds would be assessed if there is fluid retention, as in heart failure. Palpation of the client's abdomen is not necessary, but the nurse would check for edema. The diet history of the client would be helpful to assess electrolyte replacement since potassium is lost with this diuretic, but this does not assess the effectiveness