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...

The nurse is assessing a new mother's efforts to bond with her newly born infant. Identify three (3) factors that can impact effective bonding between mother and infant? 1) Mother’s physical and emotional condition 2) Baby's physical condition 3) Family being prepared for the baby The client enters the obstetrical clinic for birth control information on using a diaphragm. What five (5) instructions would be provided by the nurse to explain use of the diaphragm? 1) A client should be p...

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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...