Diuretic Agents written assignment.
1) What is a diuretic? Why are diuretic given? List five classifications of diuretic.
2) What nursing assessments are essential when caring for a child taking diuretics? Why are these nursing assessments important?
3) You are working with a 45 year old patients who is being started on furosemide for edema related to liver disease.
What teaching needs to be provided for this patient? What nursing considerations, including safety measures,are essential for this patient? Include your rational for all teaching and nursing considerations.