Exam 21: Drugs Affecting the Parasympathetic Nervous System and the Neurotransmitter Acetylcholine

The nurse evaluates that a client who received a prescription for a scopolamine patch understands its use when the client states to apply the patch how long before beginning to travel?

The nurse would consider that a client with which of the following health problems could safely receive atropine,an anticholinergic medication?

When a client is receiving atropine slowly by the intravenous route,the nurse should monitor the client carefully for which of the following effects?

The outpatient surgical nurse would administer with caution a preprocedure eye medication containing atropine if the client reported a history of which of the following eye problems?

Discharge teaching for a client who is taking atropine includes which of the following pieces of information given by the nurse?

The nurse should administer a parasympathomimetic drug cautiously to a client who has a medical history of which of the following?

A nurse is preparing to give a dose of vecuronium (Norcuron)to a client for neuromuscular blockade so that the client can tolerate being mechanically ventilated on a respirator.Knowing that the client does not have pain and thus does not have an order for an opioid analgesic,what other type of medication would the nurse want to administer concurrently?

The nurse would not include which of the following in a list of symptoms to report during discharge teaching regarding bethanechol (Urecholine)?

The nurse would assess a client for which of the following adverse effects to bethanechol (Urecholine)?

The medical-surgical nurse is working with an orientee whose previous primary work experience was in a labor and delivery unit.The orientee asks why a client would be receiving neostigmine.The nurse responds that this medication is used to treat which of the following health problems?

The nurse interprets that which of the following circumstances would be an appropriate use of a cholinergic drug?

The nurse would observe a client who is receiving a parasympathomimetic drug for assessment data leading to which of the following nursing diagnoses?

Which of the following drugs would the nurse select from the emergency cart as an antidote if a client experienced toxic effects or parasympathetic overstimulation from bethanechol (Urecholine)?

The nurse recalls that which of the following drugs on the client's order sheet is a synthetic antispasmodic?

Which of the following types of drugs does the nurse expect to be ordered for a client with myasthenia gravis,a condition characterized by weakness of the skeletal muscles?