Exam 3
After the nurse administers a cholinergic medication to the client, the nurse would provide which interventions because of the drug's actions on the body? Select all that apply
Auscultate lung sounds and report bronchoconstriction., Instruct client to report diarrhea, Compare muscle strength to baseline for improvement
The nurse is caring for a client that suddenly stopped taking a chronically prescribed beta-adrenergic blocking drug prescribed for hypertension. The client's blood pressure (BP) ranged from 110/70 to 130/70 mmHg and heart rate (HR) ranged 60 to 90 beats per minute while taking the drug. The nurse would predict which assessment findings to support the expected beta-adrenergic responsiveness?
BP: 200/100 mm Hg; HR 110
After the nurse administers an anticholinergic medication to the client, the nurse would provide which interventions because of the drug's actions on the body? Select all that apply
Provide frequent mouth care for dry mucous membranes., Auscultate bowel sounds and assess for constipation.
The nurse administers intravenous (IV) norepinephrine to the client diagnosed with shock. The nurse would predict which receptor subtypes to be activated resulting in a stimulatory response? Select all that apply.
alpha1, alpha2
What information identified by the client's history should the nurse consider to be a contraindicationfor the administration of a nonselective beta-adrenergic blocker?
history of exercise-induced asthma
The nurse is scheduled to administer pancuronium, a neuromuscular-blocking medication, to a client receiving mechanical ventilation. The nurse would predict which receptor subtype(s) to be activated resulting in a stimulatory response?
specifically nicotinicmreceptors