The nurse receives a laboratory report that states her patient's digoxin level is 1.2 mg/mL; therapeutic range for this drug is 0.5 to 2.0 mg/mL.Which action should the nurse take?

A) Notify the prescriber to reduce the dose.
B) Withhold the next dose of digoxin.
C) Administer the next dose as prescribed.
D) Notify the prescribing healthcare provider to increase the dose.

Therapeutic range is a range whereby the medication is at a concentration to produce the desired effect.This patient's level is within the therapeutic range,so the nurse should administer the next dose as prescribed.The dose should not be increased or decreased because the prescribed dose is producing a level within the therapeutic range.The dose should not be withheld; this action could result in detrimental cardiac effects for the patient.