ATI Review

A nurse is providing discharge instructions to a client who has a new prescription for Amitriptyline to treat depression. The nurse should identify that which of the following client statements indicates an understanding of the teaching?

I should watch for common reactions like dry mouth and constipation. The nurse should reinforce that increasing dietary fiber, fluid intake, and chewing sugar-free gum can alleviate the anticholinergic effects of dry mouth and constipation.

A nurse is teaching a client who has a new prescription for digoxin about manifestations of TOXICITY. Which of the following findings should the nurse include in the teaching?

Nausea. The nurse should instruct the client to monitor for and report manifestations of digoxin toxicity such as nausea, anorexia, abdominal pain, bradycardia, and visual changes.

A nurse is teaching about total parenteral nutrition and IV lipid emulsions with a client who has an extensive burn injury. Which of the following information should the nurse include?

You will receive fingersticks for blood glucose testing. A client who is receiving TPN is at risk for hyperglycemia due to dextrose in the TPN solution. Therefore, the client will require blood glucose monitoring.