Pharm ch. 53 drugs for seizures and spasticity
Which instruction should the nurse specifically stress when administering drugs used for muscle spasm and cramping?
Avoid alcohol or other CNS depressants.
A surgical client has developed malignant hyperthermia. Which medication can be used to treat this health emergency?
dantrolene
A client with muscular dystrophy has recently begun taking dantrolene for the treatment of muscle spasms. When assessing for adverse effects, what assessment questions should the nurse include? Select all that apply.
"Do you find that the medication gives you an upset stomach?" "Are you getting any sudden or frequent urges to urinate?" "Have you experienced any new or unusual aches and pains since starting the medication?"
A client has been diagnosed with partial seizures and has been prescribed carbamazepine. When providing health education about the safe and effective use of this medication, what should the nurse teach the client?
"It's safest if you avoid drinking alcohol while you're taking this drug."
A 56-year-old woman with a diagnosis of multiple sclerosis has begun taking dantrolene. What client teaching should the nurse provide?
"Make sure to see your health care provider promptly if you develop yellowish skin or eyes."
A client has been prescribed baclofen and will be taking the drug on an outpatient basis. The client asks the nurse if it is still okay to drink wine with meals or end the day with a "nightcap." What is the nurse's best response?
"The combination of baclofen and alcohol could depress your nervous system to a dangerous level."
The nurse is administering phenytoin to a client. For what adverse reaction should the nurse observe?
Bradycardia
A patient with cortical focal seizures has been prescribed phenobarbital. What adverse reaction should the nurse monitor for in the patient?
CNS depression
A client with a history of malignant hyperthermia is scheduled for surgery. Which agent would the nurse most likely expect to administer?
Dantrolene
When describing the action of barbiturates and barbiturate-like agents in the control of seizures, what would the nurse include?
Depression of motor nerve output
What is the most important teaching from the plan of care, to emphasize, when a client is prescribed a skeletal muscle relaxant?
Do not drive or operate machinery until individual drug effects are known.
The nurse is caring for a client whose current medication regimen includes baclofen 60 mg PO daily. What assessment should the nurse prioritize when assessing for therapeutic effects?
Inspection for muscle spasticity and range of motion assessment
A client is receiving lamotrigine as treatment for partial seizures. Which assessment finding would lead the nurse to stop the drug immediately?
Rash
While taking the vital signs of a hospitalized client admitted for seizure control due to epilepsy, the nurse notices a bloody toothbrush on the client's bedside table and scattered bruising over the client's extremities. What is the nurse's best action?
Report findings to HCP immediately
A client reports sensing an unusual smell just prior to experiencing a tonic-clonic seizure. What term is used to describe this event?
aura
The nurse is caring for a client with an infusing IV who is allowed nothing by mouth due to a paralytic ileus. What centrally acting medication could the nurse administer to this client?
orphenadrine
A nurse is caring for a client with trigeminal neuralgia at a health care facility. The health care provider has prescribed carbamazepine. In which case is the use of carbamazepine contraindicated in clients with:
renal impairment.
A 29-year-old client who experienced a lower back injury has seen his range of motion decrease and his pain increase over the past several weeks. As a result, he has been prescribed cyclobenzaprine. What nursing diagnosis should the nurse prioritize in light of the client's drug regimen?
Risk for Injury related to CNS depression
