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A client has been prescribed benztropine as drug therapy for Parkinson’s disease. What assessment finding would suggest a therapeutic effect to the nurse?

A client, age 79, is started on flavoxate for the treatment of cystitis related to urinary tract infection. When planning the client’s care, what nursing diagnosis should the nurse prioritize?

The nurse is assessing a client who was prescribed levodopa 1 week earlier. What change in the client’s status would suggest the effectiveness of drug therapy?

How should the nurse adapt the plan of care when caring for an older adult receiving an antiprotozoal agent?

The nurse is assessing a client who has been prescribed a cholinergic agonist. The nurse should recognize that the therapeutic effects of this medication are due to what process?

The pediatric nurse is caring for a child who weighs 44 pounds. The health care provider (HCP) has ordered methylprednisolone sodium succinate, 0.03 mg/kg/d IV in normal saline. How many milligrams of medication will the nurse prepare?

Which client’s nicotinic receptors are likely being stimulated the most?

You are ordered to administer 750 mL of IV fluids over 6 hours using IV tubing with a drop factor of 10 gtt/mL. What is the drip rate in gtt/min?

A 77-year-old client is brought to the emergency department with a cholinergic overdose. The nurse knows that older adults are likely to have a greater number of adverse drug effects for what reason?

You need to infuse 500 mL of normal saline over 5 hours. The IV tubing has a drop factor of 15 gtt/mL. What is the drip rate in gtt/min?