Chapter 25 Pharm Muscle Relaxants
Patients receiving chlorzoxazone (Paraflex) should be cautioned that what will occur with administration?
Discoloration of urine
A 28 yo client has been experiencing muscle spasms in the neck from a four-wheeler accident. The client is receiving 10 mg of cyclobenzaprine (Flexeril) PO tid. The nurse's teaching plan should include which instruction?
Do not drive or operate heavy machinery for the first week
A 56 yo 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 male client routinely takes back often as a skeletal muscle relaxant for a neuromuscular disorder. His last lab results indicate that he is experiencing renal insufficiency. Based on these data, what would the nurse expect the health care provider to do?
Reduce the dose
A nurse is caring for a patient who is receiving cyclobenzaprine. Which of is the action of the drug on the patient?
Reduction of muscle spasm
A client has told the nurse that she has been invited to a work colleague's house where she and some of her peers will be able to receive Botox injections. What is the nurse's best response?
"It's safest to have these injections performed under medical supervision."
Which instruction should the nurse specifically stress when administering drugs used for muscle spas, and cramping?
Avoid Alcohol or other CNS depressants
A client with a history of malignant hyperthermia is scheduled for surgery. Which agent would the nurse most likely expect to administer?
Dantrolene
The extrapyramidal tract is located primarily within the central nervous system.
False
A client has been prescribed back often 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
