The nurse is auscultating a 6-month-old client’s apical heart rate before giving a dose of digoxin and notes that the heart rate is 89 beats per minute. Which action should the nurse take?

Withhold the digoxin and assess for signs of decreased cardiac output and digoxin toxicity

Withhold the digoxin and re-evaluate the heart rate in 4 hours

Administer half of the prescribed dose to avoid further decrease in heart rate

Administer the digoxin; the heart rate would be considered normal because of the client’s age