1. A nurse is preparing to administer ipratropium by metered dose inhaler. What adverse effects should the nurse instruct the client to monitor for? The adverse effects that the nurse should teach the client to watch for when taking ipratropium is dry mouth and hoarseness. The nurse should teach the client to sip fluids and suck on sugar-free hard candies to help with the dry mouth and hoarseness. 2. A client has a new prescription for salmeterol. The nurse is teaching the client about adver...

What class of medication is amitriptyline and why is this medication used as an adjuvant medication for pain? • Therapeutic class: Antidepressant • Pharmacological class: Tricyclic Antidepressant (TCA) • Used as an adjuvant med for pain because it treats chronic pain syndromes, such as neuropathic pain, by potentiating both serotonin and norepinephrine in the CNS. A nurse is caring for a client prescribed the inhaled glucocorticoid beclomethasone (QVAR) for the treatment of asthma. W...

1. A nurse is preparing to administer ipratropium by metered dose inhaler. What adverse effects should the nurse instruct the client to monitor for? The adverse effects that the nurse should teach the client to watch for when taking ipratropium is dry mouth and hoarseness. The nurse should teach the client to sip fluids and suck on sugar-free hard candies to help with the dry mouth and hoarseness. 2. A client has a new prescription for salmeterol. The nurse is teaching the client about adver...

A public health nurse is planning a community health promotion program for hypertension prevention. Which of the following interventions should the nurse include as a tertiary prevention strategy? Provide education about risk factors for hypertension. Conduct a hypertension screening clinic for the community. Teach clients who have a family history of hypertension how to monitor blood pressure. Implement an exercise program for clients who have hypertension. A school nurse is serving o...