ATI The Neurological System 1+2
a nurse is teaching a client who has a prescription for baclofen. What instructions should the nurse include?
Avoid driving until the drugs effects are evident. - baclofen is a muscle relaxant and causes CNS depression.
A nurse is teaching a client who has alzheimers disease and their caregiver about memantine. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include?
Avoid taking OTC antacids
A nurse is teaching the family. of a client who has a new diagnosis of alzheimers disease about donepezil. What information should the nurse include?
Avoid the use of NSAIDS for pain
A nurse is teaching a client who has a prescription for carbamazepine. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include to help the client avoid the adverse effects of this drug?
Begin taking the drug at a low dosage
a nurse is teaching a client who is about to begin sumatriptan therapy to treat migraine headaches. The nurse should instruct the client to monitor for which of the following adverse effects?
Chest pain
A nurse is preparing to administer memantine to a client who has alzheimers disease. Which of the following findings in the clients medical history indicates a need to withhold the drug and notify the provider?
Cirrhosis
a nurse is caring for a client who has a new prescription for pramipexole to treat parkinsons disease. The nurse should recognize that which of the following lab test requires monitoring?
Creatinine clearance
A nurse is caring for a client who has a new prescription for dantrolene skeletal muscle spasms. The nurse should instruct the client to report which of the following adverse effects?
Diarrhea
a nurse is caring for a client who is taking interferon beta 1b. The nurse should identify that which of the following findings indicates a potential serious adverse effect of this drug?
Fatigue
A nurse is providing teaching for a client who has a new prescription for valproic acid to treat a seizure disorder. The nurse should instruct the client to monitor for which of the following adverse effects?
Jaundice
A nurse is caring for a client who has a new prescription for dantrolene to treat muscle spasms. The nurse should identify that which of the following lab tests requires monitoring?
Liver function - liver toxicity is a serious adverse effect of dantrolene
A nurse is caring for a client who has been taking selegiline to treat Parkinsons disease. The provider is considering the use of analgesics for the client but should be aware that a drug interaction between selegiline and meperidine can result in which of the following?
Muscle Rigidity
A nurse is caring for a client who is taking donepezil for alzheimers disease. For which of the following adverse effects should the nurse monitor?
Nausea
A nurse is administering fentanyl to a client to reduce pain. Which of the following drugs should the nurse have available to reverse the effects of fentanyl?
Naxolone - reverse effects of opioids
a nurse is reviewing the medical record of a client who has a newly diagnosed seizure disorder and a new prescription for valproic acid and phenytoin. The nurse should identify that which of the following can occur as a result of an interaction between these drugs?
Phenytoin toxicity
A nurse is teaching a client about interferon beta-1a.Which of the following instructions should the nurse give to help the client avoid the adverse effects of this drug?
Premedicate with acetaminophen - interferon beta can cause fever, chills, headaches, and muscle aches
A nurse is preparing to administer sumatriptan to a client for the first time. The nurse should instruct the client that sumatriptan is indicated for which of the following conditions?
Presence of a migraine headache
a nurse is caring for a client who is receiving methohexital sodium. the nurse should monitor the client for which of the following adverse effects?
Respiratory Depression
A nurse is caring for a client who has a new prescription for amphetamine sulfate. The nurse should monitor the client for which of the following adverse effects?
Tachycardia - fast heart rate
A nurse is teaching a client who has a prescription for modafinil to treat narcolepsy. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include?
Take the drug in the morning - will help improve wakefullness for those who have narcolepsy.
a nurse is caring for a client who has been taking amphetamine/dextroamphetamine sulfate for the treatment of ADHD for 2 weeks. The nurse should report which of the following findings to the provider>
Weight loss of 2.3 kg (5 lbs)
A nurse is teaching a client who has received a prescription for interferon beta-1a for the treatment of multiple sclerosis. Which of the following information should the nurse include?
administer the drug in your thigh or upper arm. - subcutaneous route
A nurse is teaching a client who is taking levodopa/carbidopa to treat Parkinsons disease. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include?
change position slowly to prevent orthostatic hypotension
a nurse is teaching a client who has a new prescription for valproic acid to treat a seizure disorder. The nurse should instruct the client to monitor for which of the following adverse effects.
drowsiness, heachache, and rash
A nurse is teaching a client who has a new diagnosis of Parkinsons disease about how levodopa/carbidopa can help control symptoms. The nurse should identify that the drug has which of the following pharmacologic effects?
increases dopamine in the brain
