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A nurse is providing teaching with a client, who has
schizophrenia, about strategies to minimize the
anticholinergic effects of fluphenazine. Which of the
following instructions should the nurse suggest for the
client? - ...ANSWER...✓✓Chew sugarless gum to moisten
the mouth.
When taking action, the nurse should instruct the client
who is taking fluphenazine and is experiencing
anticholinergic effects to chew sugarless gum. This
instruction would provide moisture to the client's mouth
and decrease the severity of dry mouth which is an
anticholinergic adverse effect.
Gentamicin - ...ANSWER...✓✓Gentamicin is a narrow-
spectrum aminoglycoside antibiotic prescribed to treat
serious infections caused by aerobic bacilli
Complications of Gentamicin - ...ANSWER...✓✓Gentamicin
can injure cells of the proximal renal tubules.
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Naproxen and other NSAIDs can cause renal
insufficiency.
The glomerular filtration rate of the kidneys decreases
with advanced age, making this client at increased risk
for nephrotoxicity.
What lab values should a nurse monitor for a patient
taking Gentamicin? - ...ANSWER...✓✓BUN
Blood creatinine
Peak and trough levels of gentamicin
Specific gravity of urine
Urinalysis
BUN - ...ANSWER...✓✓blood urea nitrogen
Nursing actions for a client taking gentamicin -
...ANSWER...✓✓Monitor intake and output.
Notify the provider of low urinary output.
Ensure that the client is adequately hydrated and monitor
for fluid overload.
Assess for manifestations of ototoxicity.
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A nurse is preparing a client's medications. The nurse is
responsible for gaining and maintaining knowledge about
which of the following medication information? -
...ANSWER...✓✓Adverse Effects
Mechanism of Action
Contraindications
Use knowledge of the therapeutic effect and common
adverse effects of medications to compare expected
outcomes with actual findings
total parenteral nutrition (TPN) - ...ANSWER...✓✓nutrient-
complete solution given directly into bloodstream when
person cannot eat by mouth
A nurse is preparing to complete an incident report for a
medication error. What information (4 things) should the
nurse include in the report? - ...ANSWER...✓✓Time of the
incident
who was notified of the incident
actions taken following the incident
client identification
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Adverse effects of oxybutynin -
...ANSWER...✓✓Anticholinergic effects
(dry mouth, eyes,)
blurred vision
Hypotension
peripheral edema
QT interval prolongation
adverse effects of fentanyl patches -
...ANSWER...✓✓Respiratory Depression
Hypotension
Constipation
Nausea or Vomiting
Clients who use fentanyl patches will likely need to take
what on a daily basis? - ...ANSWER...✓✓Take a stool
softener on a daily basis. Constipation is an adverse
effect of opioid use and stool softeners can decrease the
severity
Adverse effects of haloperidol -
...ANSWER...✓✓extrapyrimidal symptoms